Version 7.x

Upgrade from 6.2.0 to 7.0.0

“TYPO3 11 LTS support”

Changelog

https://github.com/fnagel/t3extblog/compare/6.2.0…7.0.0

  • Support for TYPO3 11.5 LTS
  • Support for PHP 8.0 and 8.1
  • Implement custom pagination (as core VH widget is no longer available)
  • Migrated EM update class to upgrade wizards
  • Lots of bugfixes and other improvements
  • Massive code clean-up and quality improvements

Breaking changes

  • Removed support for TYPO3 10.x
  • Routing and TCA has changed
  • Page URL structure has changed (my-blog/page-123 instead of my-blog/page/123)
  • Template changes
  • Some classes and methods have been renamed (be careful when extending EXT:t3extblog)

How to upgrade

  1. “Change fields” in DB using “Analyze Database” in Install tool / Maintenance module
  2. Adjust your routing configuration (pagination has changed)
  3. Add a htaccess rule for redirecting old page URLs (see “URL redirect” below)
  4. Adjust your templates (pagination and a few other changes)
  5. Run upgrade wizards in admin tools
  6. Clear all caches

URL redirect

This will work for the pagination URL change when using the default routing: