Backlight+Pages upgrade from release 1.1.1 to Backlight+Pages 1.2.2

Panagon · 2017-08-20 04:25:32

I would like to upgrade my current life Backlight + Pages Release 1.1.1 website to Release 1.2.2. In the changelog I read the following step "1" instructions:

Remove and re-upload the following files and directories:
-backlight/admin/
-backlight/designer/
-backlight/publisher/
-backlight/modules/okapi-core/
-backlight/modules/pangolin-album/
-backlight/modules/pangolin-album-set/
-backlight/modules/pangolin-page/
-TTG-Publisher.lrplugin

It further instructs the Step "2" and "3" to compete the upgrade steps.

Question: Just to make sure, if I follow these steps above, will my website continue be functioning as it currently does before the upgrade?
My current life website: http://franzzihlmannphoto.com/
If there are further upgrade instructions, where would I find them?

rod barbee · 2017-08-20 04:41:26

Yes, your website should continue to run as before.
To update your pages, albums, etc. to the new Pangolin designs, you'll create new Pangoline page, album, and album set templates and assign them to current pages, albums, and album sets
Scroll down towards the end of this blog post for more: http://theturninggate.net/2017/06/30/ba … available/

Panagon · 2017-08-20 12:34:09

Thanks Rod, I think I got it.

To clarify, in your reply you state "To update your pages, albums, etc. to the new Pangolin designs, you'll create new Pangoline page album, and album set templates and assign them to current pages, albums, and album sets"

Besides executing the upgrade instructions Step "3" and "4" in the blog is there anything explicit I need to do to ".......and assign them to current pages, albums, and album sets"?

I just want to be very carful and not mess up my site

rod barbee · 2017-08-20 14:51:01

you need to create them like you did with your original page, album, and album set templates.

I'd suggest creating a new Pangolin page template. The create a new page and assign it the new page template. View the page in your browser and finish up the design. Then create a new Pangolin Album template and assign to it the Pangolin page template. Same with an album set template.

Once you've done all this, you can assign the new page templates to existing pages as well as assign to existing album and album sets the new album and album set templates.

You can reassign album and album set templates either from Lightroom or from Backlight> Publisher > Top Level Galleries. then click on your top level gallery, scroll down and click Assign Templates.

Depending on if you made any changes to image sizes, you may need to republish albums. You may also find you need to republish the metadata only for any captions, etc. you're displaying.

Panagon · 2017-08-23 12:55:05

I upgraded my Version 1.1.1 to Version 2.2.2 per instructions in the blog including steps "3", "4", "5". I think all of that was successful. However, my website is no longer working (Unable to find index page.). When I visit the my Page Template in the designer and select "Design" I get the following message:

DOMDocument::xinclude() [domdocument.xinclude]: I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/home1/franzzih/public_html/backlight/modules/okapi-core/xml/languages.xml" in XMLHelper.php on line 25

In your response in the previous message above you recommend creating a new Pangolin page but my limited understanding fails me to follow your instructions. All I want to accomplish is for my current website to work again as it was before in 1.1.1, i.e. use my current Page, Album Set and Album Templates.

Can you help me to get out of the mess I created?

Ben · 2017-08-23 13:10:41

That looks like one or more of the files under backlight/modules/ wasn't uploaded correctly. I suggest re-copying the directories from backlight/modules/ in your zip file onto your server.

Panagon · 2017-08-23 13:33:27

Thanks Ben for the quick and to the point response.

I did run a file compare on the "Modules" directory on the Server and SURE ENOUGH I neglected to re-upload the backlight/modules/module-pages
and backlight/modules/okapi-core folder after I deleted the "old" ones.

All is fine and needless to say I feel MUCH better.

rod barbee · 2017-08-24 01:21:23

And just to be clear, you don't have to do anything else to keep your site the way it is. But if you want to take advantage of the new features in 1.2.2 "Pangolin", you'll need to create new page templates as well as new album and album set templates.

Panagon · 2017-08-24 03:09:22

Thank you Rod, I am about to start to experimenting with the Pangolin Pages. Just FYI, after a stupid mistake on my side (see above)
I successfully upgraded the SW to 1.2.2 and all is fine. TTG did a fantastic job with this upgrade and I am very happy about this.

rod barbee · 2017-08-24 03:16:44

There really are some nice new features to play with. I particularly like the built in option to use a different masthead image on mobile. I also like all the possibilities with the new top pallet.

have fun!

Panagon · 2017-08-24 13:26:12

Is there a way to "Clone" my existing Backlight 1.1.1 Templates (Page, Album Set and Album) into Pangolin Templates?

Matthew · 2017-08-24 13:57:03

Panagon wrote:

Is there a way to "Clone" my existing Backlight 1.1.1 Templates (Page, Album Set and Album) into Pangolin Templates?

No. They are very different things.

Panagon · 2017-08-26 12:41:34

Another question: As part of the Theater Add-on, can I use the "Vegas Slideshow" as slideshow in my Home page, similar to what I have currently implemented through the Daniel Leu Home Page Slideshow Script?
http://franzzihlmannphoto.com/

rod barbee · 2017-08-26 12:48:15

Yes.
Create a Theater album using Vegas slideshow and insert it into your home page

rod barbee · 2017-08-26 12:50:51

if you have any more questions not related to the original topic, could you create a new topic?

Panagon · 2017-08-26 12:56:14

Thanks - No Problem.

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#1 2017-08-20 04:25:32

Backlight+Pages upgrade from release 1.1.1 to Backlight+Pages 1.2.2

#2 2017-08-20 04:41:26

Re: Backlight+Pages upgrade from release 1.1.1 to Backlight+Pages 1.2.2

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