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Migrate Sitefinity 3.7 projects

If your project is running on Sitefinity CMS 3.7, you can migrate it to Sitefinity’s latest version.
PREREQUISITES:
  • Both your 3.7 and your new project must run on IIS. 
  • Your site must not be in multisite mode.
  • You must have activated the Migration tool module.
    For more information, see Activate and deactivate modules.

The migration procedure consists of the following steps:

  1. Set Sitefinity CMS 3.7 for migration.
    Depending on your system, you setup for migration in one of the following ways:
    • Automatic migration setup
      This procedure is performed in Sitefinity CMS Project Manager. Use the procedure, if the project manager has access to your 3.7 project web.config file.
    • Manual migration setup
      Use this procedure, if your Sitefinity CMS Project Manager does not have access to your 3.7 project web.config file.
  2. Copy any resources stored in the file system from the 3.7 website to your new Sitefinity CMS website.
    We recommend that you keep the same folder structure. You must copy the following folders and files, if they exist:
    • Custom components like library assemblies, user controls and related files, etc.
    • Folder /App_Master
    • Folder /App_Themes
    • Images, documents or other files, which the 3.7 website links to
    • External .js files
    • CSS files linked to specific pages, which are not part of any theme, etc.
  3. On the Dashboard of the new Sitefinity CMS site, click Migrate your site from Sitefinity CMS 3.7 to the newest version link.
    Sitefinity CMS Migration     page is displayed.

    NOTE: In case you enabled the Light Backend theme, to access the Migration tool navigate to the following URL: https://<your_site>/Sitefinity/Administration/Migration

  4. Enter the URL of your Sitefinity CMS 3.7 Standard edition project, select the content you want to migrate, and click Begin Migration.
    NOTE    : The original URLs of items and pages remain the same. If you want the system to generate new URLs and add the original .aspx URLs as additional URLs for all items and pages, in the main menu, click Administration » Settings » Advanced » MigrationModule and in the Migrate original urls as additional input field, enter TRUE.
  5. (Optional) To migrate all pages with custom URLs from Sitefinity CMS 3.7 to the latest Sitefinity CMS version and create custom URLs for the pages that correspond to the this version, navigate to Administration » Settings » Advanced » MigrationModule and select the Migrate all pages with 3.7 custom URLs as custom URLs checkbox.
    NOTE: The hierarchical structure of the pages' URLs is lost, and future changes to the URL of the parent page do not affect the child pages.
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