XF 1.5 Upgrade Question - For further understanding

[TimFlender]

Hey,

first of all - where can I see the Versionnumber of Xenforo which is at the moment installed in my Webspace? I mean.. I cannot see the Version in the Admin menu it seems. I installed it around march, but did not bother to write down the version i installed

Second - I read in the upgrade howto, that the process is to simply overwrite the Xenforo files and ask the Installer do the upgrade. What I do not understand are the information about Templates and Styles. I am using a Free Style called GamePro made from someone here in the community as base and modfied a couple of Templates of it for my needs. - Does the Update touch this custom Style? In my old VB3 I did not have to bother with my Forum Style when I upgraded my Installation with the latest fixes.
And if yes - what is this merging the howto is talking about?

Thanks
Tim

 

[sbj]

The version number should be written down in your ACP on bottom if I remember it correctly.

Do you want to upgrade your installation to the newest 1.5x branch, or to 2.0x? That makes a lot of different.

Before you do anything, backup your files and database first, so in case of something going wrong you are safe.

Upgrading to the newest 1.5x shouldnt make a difference for your style normally. However upgrading to 2.0x means none of your addons or styles will work.

 

[Ozzy47]

Upgrading to the newest 1.5x shouldnt make a difference for your style normally.

It will make a difference if you use any of the new GDPR features and the style is not updated.

 

[sbj]

Yes, that is a fair point. That is the exception to the rule.

 

[Ozzy47]

Another exception to the rule would depend on what version you are upgrading from. No way a style written for v1.3 would work on v1.5 fully.

 

[sbj]

He said he installed around March and the thread prefix is 1.5, so I assume he is already on XF 1.5x.

 

[TimFlender]

Sorry - was not in town for a couple of days.
We are using 1.5 - and using a Style that is written for 1.5 according to the Ressources Page.
What are GDPR features?

 

[imno007]

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-20b-xenforo-2-0-6b-released.147414/#post-1254175

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-21-xenforo-2-0-7-released.147882/