Upgrading

[dilbert]

I have had a vB board for a couple of years now.

At first it was very difficult to add mods to and then upgrade, then there was a lot of talk about the plug-in system, and how that would make it all better.

I have several mods including Photoposts classifieds and photos, along with a couple of other big ones, including several templates. I'd rather stay with my soon to be outdated forum than upgrade if I can't have the mods I have now.

I am terrified to update again. It always seems that templates need to be reverted and I need to start all over again.

Maybe it's my inexperience showing, and I have no clue what I am doing.

Is it really this hard to upgrade, and will it always be this hard?

[Mayers]

Going from vB3.5 to vB3.6 is easy, unlike the other major version upgrade. Most hacks still work 3.6, setup a test forum if you are uneasy about upgrading the real forum. If you are using plugins you shouldn't any major problems. If you are using a ton of hacks that make you edit files, that might be a different story.

[Joe Page]

It's very simple, and there's a good guide around for upgrades

[dilbert]

I guess I don't agree that's it's very simple, or maybe it's me.
I have several new styles installed, and they all have modifications made to them. So I essentially need to start from scratch each time there is an update.
I know I don't have to update, and the new features aren't that enticing, but I like to stay current for security purposes.