Difference between revisions of "ExoDictionary:Migration Considerations"

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*Custom template/branding for destination namespace on Spacepedia/Exoplatz
 
*Custom template/branding for destination namespace on Spacepedia/Exoplatz
 
*Custom parameters for destination namespace on Spacepedia/Exoplatz
 
*Custom parameters for destination namespace on Spacepedia/Exoplatz
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*Migrate definitions to a definition-specific namespace
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*Change definition hyperlinks to stay within definition namespace
  
 
===DURING===
 
===DURING===

Latest revision as of 16:20, 14 June 2019

Things to consider/work on for migrating Exodictionary to a Spacepedia/Exodictionary namespace:

BEFORE

  • Find and/or develop bot for bulk actions
  • Test bot
  • Reduce definition entries imported from SP-7 that are not relevant to the exoproject wikis
  • Bulk cleanup efforts
  • Reducing tag and category collisions
  • Migrate categories that are not to be merged to their new names
  • Migrate Exodictionary namespace to a new namespace?
  • Can a specific namespace not have automatic capitalization?
  • Custom template/branding for destination namespace on Spacepedia/Exoplatz
  • Custom parameters for destination namespace on Spacepedia/Exoplatz
  • Migrate definitions to a definition-specific namespace
  • Change definition hyperlinks to stay within definition namespace

DURING

  • Export definitions in batches small enough to not cause timeouts
  • Import definitions to destination Exodictionary namespace
  • Export categories
  • Import categories
  • Export image pages
  • Import image pages
  • Download images
  • Upload images

AFTER

  • Check for and address any collisions
  • Verify transfer of all non-removed content
  • Verify usefulness of transferred site
  • Deactivate legacy wiki
  • Set up redirection of links to legacy wiki