.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt .. _upgrade: Upgrade ======= When a new version of TYPO3 is released, you should follow the guideline in this chapter in order to do an upgrade. Also follow any additional upgrade information carefully. You might e.g. want to skim the `Release Notes on get.typo3.org `_ to see if any features affect the way your site works. .. note:: **Version specific upgrade notes** While the upgrade instructions remain basically the same for each upgrade, additional information is available for each major version: :ref:`upgradeToLts`. .. note:: **Think of active users** Think of users who might want to do any changes during your upgrading and/or fallback. Inform them **before** you start! Basically these are the steps to be done to update your TYPO3 site: .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 5 :titlesonly: :glob: Preparation/Index Backup/Index UpdateReferenceIndex/Index InstallTheNewSource/Index ConvertGlobalExtensions/Index UseTheUpgradeWizard/Index RunTheDatabaseAnalyzer/Index ClearCachesAndUserSettings/Index RemoveTemporaryCacheFiles/Index ChangelogAndNewsmd/Index UpdateExtensions/Index UpdateTranslations/Index UpgradeToLts/Index