XF 2.3 Version 2.3 Upgrade Problems

[Mortalpawn]

So I'm on my fourth try to upgrade my forum to 2.3 without success. I'm currently running Xenforo 2.2 with the following add-ons installed:

• [MMO] Navigation tab icons 2.2.0.1
• [OzzModz] Block Registrations with Spam Like Email Addresses 2.0.2
• [OzzModz] Highlight Sticky Threads 2.0.2
• Xenforo Importers 1.5.3
• Xenforo Media Gallery 2.2.6
• Xenforo Resource Manager 2.2.5

Every time I attempt a one click upgrade on the main forum it appears to complete but then I can't post anything (i.e. add/reply to a post) due to "JQuery not found" errors on the javascript console. So the editing block never shows when trying to post.

Also when I upgraded the forum using one-click it appeared to work (except the Javascript JQuery problem prevents anyone from posting anything). I traced this to the adddons and tried to upgrade the Resource Manager and Media Gallery but both of those stopped mid-upgrade and left a "upgrade job" in place that would not restart.

Questions:

1. Do I need to disable all the addons before upgrade? Is it enough to disable them or do they also need to be uninstalled?
2. Should I try to upgrade the Media Gallery and Resource Manager before the main forum as they apparently have some JQuery issues?
3. What is the proper sequence for upgrading everything?
4. Can I upgrade the misc MMO and OzzModz addons or should I just remove them?

Thanks!

 

[CedricV]

Failed yet again! I built a test site, turned on Cloudflare development mode (cache off), and upgraded forum. It upgraded to completion, but I still get javascript error on the console which prevents editor from displaying on posts:
Uncaught ReferenceError: jQuery is not defined
<anonymous> https://mydomain.com/testforum/js/xfmg/editor.min.js?_v=600cc8c9:7

I may be wrong, but xfmg is the media gallery, and I'm running Media gallery 2.2.6 pre-upgrade. So apparently I can't leave the old media gallery in place during the upgrade.

I was thinking of trying the upgrade with ALL of the add-ons disabled to see if that works next.

Disable every add on, including official ones:

XF 2.3 Thread '[GUIDE] Upgrading from XenForo 2.2 to XenForo 2.3 Guide'

Jul 13, 2024

Because a lot of people are running into issues which are probably often related to add-ons, I thought about posting a simple guide how I successfully upgraded from 2.2 to 2.3.

Upgrading your XenForo installation from version 2.2 to 2.3 involves some careful planning and execution. If you're just gonna hit the upgrade button without any research, you're bound to run into issues. This guide will walk you through the entire process to ensure a smooth transition.

Preparation​

!Test on a Duplicate Forum First!

Create a Duplicate: Set up a test version of your forum to...

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[Mortalpawn]

So in my case, disabling the addons did not accomplish anything. It failed. Only disabling Cloudflare Caching (dev mode on) and also the Cloudflare rocket loader led to a stable initial upgrade (with add-ons enabled). The following finally worked:

1. Backup both files and SQL database. (Critical!)
2. After failing a few times, I ended up setting up a test forum that mirrored the original forum files and database
3. Go to Cloudflare and disable Rocket Loader (critical) and also turn on Developer mode which disables caching
4. Upgrade the main Xenforo Software from admin console (test forum)
5. Upgrade the Resource Manager and Media Gallery from admin console (test forum)
6. Do some testing - so far everything looks OK with this method. (test forum)
7. Roll the test forum back over the live forum.

 

[briansol]

Never use rocket loader. XF already puts the scripts in the correct location or uses the defer tag correctly. Doing so will put stuff that needs to be loaded early deferred and causes issues.