Hauptversions-Upgrade

Hinweise für bestimmte LimeSurvey-Versionen

LimeSurvey 6

Wir haben LimeSurvey mit einem neuen Design aktualisiert, das auch ein Upgrade für die Bootstrap-Version beinhaltet, die für das Admin- und Surveytheme von Bootstrap 3 auf 5 verwendet wird.
Nach diesem Upgrade werden alle benutzerdefinierten Umfragedesignvorlagen deinstalliert und auf die Verwendung unserer neuen Standardvorlage „Fruity TwentyThree“ zurückgesetzt. Dies betrifft auch erweiterte Designvorlagen. Admin-Themes werden auf das bereits vorhandene „sea_green“-Theme zurückgesetzt, das ebenfalls aktualisiert wurde.

So bereiten Sie sich auf ein Hauptversions-Upgrade vor

Um bei der Durchführung eines Upgrades auf der sicheren Seite zu sein und die Umfragen mit der geringsten Unterbrechung fortsetzen zu können, empfehlen wir, zunächst Ihren gesamten angepassten Code auf der neuen Version von LimeSurvey zu testen auf die Sie upgraden möchten.
Dazu müssen Sie eine neue Anwendung zum Testen erstellen. Sie können eine entweder über unser Cloud-Hosting erstellen:
https://www.limesurvey.org/
oder installieren/hosten Sie selbst eine:
https://manual.limesurvey.org/Installation_-_LimeSurvey_CE

Custom survey themes

All custom survey themes (this includes extended themes) will be uninstalled and the theme options in the global, group and survey settings will be reset to the new default.

Upgrade Strategy:

1. Export the survey theme from the old application
2. Before importing it into the new application, make sure the compatibility tag is set correctly: https://manual.limesurvey.org/Extension_compatibility#Survey_themes
3. Import it into the new application
4. Check the code you customized for the survey theme and update it in accordance with the new version of the application you want to use.
5. Export your updated customized survey theme from the new application
6. After upgrading your old application to the new version, the current survey themes will be uninstalled and marked as incompatible.
7. Now you can delete the old survey theme and import the new survey theme which you updated. Please ensure you have a backup of the deleted theme.

Custom admin themes

All custom admin themes will be uninstalled and the new default will be used.

for self-hosted application:

1. Before copying the admin theme to the new application, make sure the compatibility tag is set correctly: https://manual.limesurvey.org/Extension_compatibility#Admin_themes
2. Copy the existing admin theme from the old application to the new application https://manual.limesurvey.org/Custom_Admin_Themes
3. Check the code you customized for the admin theme and update it in accordance with the new version of the application you want to use.
4. After upgrading your old application, our new admin theme is displayed by default. To update your previously installed admin theme, either:
   • Manually update the code of the admin theme currently marked as incompatible
   • Delete the old admin theme and install the new one you previously updated in your test environment.

for Cloud users:
Please contact our support.

Custom question themes

Custom question themes that do not match the current version cannot be installed, but will still be active after the upgrade. More information about question themes can be found here https://manual.limesurvey.org/Question_themes

Upgrading your customized question theme:

1. Download the question theme from a website or export the current question theme
2. Before uploading, make sure the compatibility of your custom question theme is set correctly https://manual.limesurvey.org/Extension_compatibility#Question_themes
3. Try to upload your question theme into the new application.
4. If it is a self-created question theme, make the necessary adjustments
5. After successfully uploading, please check if the question theme is displayed and working as expected.

Upgrading a theme you do not own:
Try to see if an update is available from the website or developer that provided it

Custom plugins

Custom plugins that do not match the current version will be deactivated during the upgrade process.

for self-hosted application:

1. Check if the plugin can be installed on the new version.
2. Update the plugin or contact the plugin author to update the plugin.
3. Manually override the plugin with new files in your application which will preserve settings or uninstall the old version and reinstall the new version, in that case all settings will be reentered.

for Cloud users:

1. Check if the plugin can be installed on the new version.
2. Update the plugin code or contact the plugin author to update the plugin.
3. Installation options:
   • Uninstall the old version and reinstall the new version (all settings will be lost and have to be reapplied)
   • Contact support to make an update to the plugin without loosing configuration data