As of TastyIgniter 2.0 or later, When a new version of TastyIgniter is available you will receive an update message in your TastyIgniter Admin Panel. All you have to do to update TastyIgniter is to click the Update notification button at the right top. After that you will be redirected to the Update Center page.
There are two methods for updating - the easiest is through the Update Center, which will work in most cases. If it doesn't work, or you just prefer to be more hands-on, you can follow the manual update process.
Upgrading TastyIgniter v2.1.x to v3.x.x
This is a huge release. It contains a massive change in the codebase from CodeIgniter to Laravel with some new features and plenty bug fixes.
Listing all the improvements in v3 would be great but its a lot I lost track. So straight to upgrade!
- Follow the back up TastyIgniter steps below to back up your files and database.
- Delete all your existing v2+ files
- Follow the quick installation instructions to install a fresh instance of v3.x.x
- Make sure you enter the credentials for the database where your v2 data are stored, to upgrade the data structure.
- Access your newly upgraded website.
Upgrading TastyIgniter v2.0.x to v2.1.x
{{alerts.callout_info}}After UPDATE make sure your layout modules are displaying on the storefront. You can use the new layout modules drag and drop under Design > Layouts.