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Reputation: 309

Should I upgrade Magento before changing the theme?

I have a Magento store running on 1.3.2.4 and the client wants to give the site a facelift.
Would it be better to stay with the current version and just modify the current version or should I migrate to a newer version?

Additionally, is it possible to backup the existing store on ver. 1.3.2.4 and just do a fresh install of a newer version and restore?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 296

Answers (3)

Alana Storm
Alana Storm

Reputation: 166066

Would it be better to stay with the current version and just modify the current version or should I migrate to a newer version?

Modify the current version unless your client can pay you to perform the upgrade.

Additionally, is it possible to backup the existing store on ver. 1.3.2.4 and just do a fresh install of a newer version and restore?

Of course.

Upvotes: 1

Janus Tøndering
Janus Tøndering

Reputation: 924

A bunch of stuff changed in 1.4 with regards to the layout/design system. We had to change several things to get the update right so I'd suggest you upgrade first.

Upvotes: 0

B00MER
B00MER

Reputation: 5491

Upgrading from 1.3.x to 1.6.x will not be as straight forward as you may think.

My suggestion is to setup a copy of your existing site, and attempt the upgrade BEFORE a redesign. Unless your client is okay with staying with the same version of Magento.

You can also create a copy of the database and upload the latest version of Magento, you'll then need to copy over your app/etc/local.xml file from your installation and modify it to use your duplicate database.

More reading:

Upvotes: 2

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