JUG meeting tonight at 7

[Dorothy Firsching]

Here is the link, still using the JoomlaDay's Zoom:

Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86877260990?pwd=N3NLNEluTlBicGZOMWNoQksxR2x6Zz09

Hope to see you!

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Dorothy Firsching, PMP
Ursa Major Consulting, LLC
9536 Stevebrook Road
Fairfax, VA  22032
phone (703) 425-6236
fax (703) 345-9354
www.ursamajorconsulting.com

[Bruce Scherzinger]

Hey Dwayne,

I haven't had any issues with any distribution of J!5, but mine are all updates. I have not tried standing-up a new site with 5.4.1. I do know that the last time I tried to update to J!6, Gantry had some major issues with it. I am wondering if those have been resolved yet or if the new "owner" of that code is even maintaining it.

I am cool with meeting on the 15th.

Bruce

On 12/3/25 2:21 PM, dgr...@grimeyphoto.com wrote:

Hey y'all, I hope everyone is doing well.

 

We have missed some gatherings and was wondering if you all wanted to Pow Wow on Monday December 15, 2025? 

 

I launched a Joomla 5 site that blew up. I don't have access to server, so it was hard to try to diagnose. I have to go back to an Akeeba restore from a month and half back. Really left me worrying about the site.

 

Hoping no one else has had any issues.

 

 

 

 

-Dwayne

[Dorothy Firsching]

You mean in lieu of December 22, 2025, which is the calculated scheduled date?

I can do it though I have scheduled to listen to a podcast on Media and Democracy at 7. 

We would also need to identify what we want to use as the JoomlaDay Zoom is scheduled at a particular repeating schedule. But we could do that.

I have not had anything just blow up -- tell us more, if you can! So far, so good. 

Dorothy

On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM <dgr...@grimeyphoto.com> wrote:

Hey y'all, I hope everyone is doing well.

 

We have missed some gatherings and was wondering if you all wanted to Pow Wow on Monday December 15, 2025? 

 

I launched a Joomla 5 site that blew up. I don't have access to server, so it was hard to try to diagnose. I have to go back to an Akeeba restore from a month and half back. Really left me worrying about the site.

 

Hoping no one else has had any issues.

 

 

 

 

-Dwayne

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Dorothy Firsching

Dorothy Firsching, PMP
Ursa Major Consulting

[Bruce Scherzinger]

I've never seen uninstalling Akeeba cause backup files to be deleted. But then again, I set up the file path to be off-root.

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Bruce Scherzinger * bruce.sc...@gmail.com

On December 4, 2025 12:00:17 AM FJ <efn...@icloud.com> wrote:

I can meet either Monday the 15th or the 22nd. 

No issues with Joomla 5 upgrades here. I’ve even done a couple of sites that started in Joomla 1.5 that I’ve upgraded version after version since. There have been nuanced issues, but all overcomable. Using a template that’s Joomla 3, 4, and 5 compatible greatly reduces the workload. Then again, clients might want a new design if going from Joomla 3. 

Best practice is always to have a backup (or two) just prior to upgrading, and then definitely review the upgrade checklist. Some of the items *can* be false positives, which in my experience has been mostly the case with warnings. It’s still good to consider them, tho. 

One thing I got in the habit of doing was to uninstall Akeeba (FOF, and all of that), and re-install it on the upgraded site. I just ran into one-too-many migration issues with Akeeba, so that’s what I do now, remove Akeeba, upgrade, re-install/configure Akeeba. Just make sure to download the backups first so that uninstalling doesn’t wipe them out. :) 

Frankee 

[Dorothy Firsching]

I would prefer the 22nd... 

I also changed this thread to use Candice's correct email.

Dorothy

On Thu, Dec 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM <dgr...@grimeyphoto.com> wrote:

I overlooked the meeting for the 22. I can do the 22.

 

I just didn't want to miss you again. 

 

I can share more details on the 22 of what happened. 

 

The big issue for me I don't control the hosting, so I am often flying blind when it comes to files and database. 

 

 

 

-Dwayne

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Dorothy Firsching

Dorothy Firsching, PMP
Ursa Major Consulting

[Dorothy Firsching]

No, next week. Same link as before. I'll send it.

Thanks, 

Dorothy

On Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 7:00 PM CD Guillaudeu <cdguil...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi

Are you all meeting tonight?  I have to sort through my user id on the Nova Joomla site, but in the meantime, what’s the zoom link?  

Candice G

Candice G
"To fly we have to have resistance" - Maya Lin