Bump's team of Umbraco MVPs & experts discuss Umbraco upgrades – how to prepare, things to consider and why they're of value.
Key takeaways include:
Upgrades are a lot easier and smoother these days – there is a predictable release schedule, with advisories per version from Umbraco, making it easier to prepare
Keeping on top of them means less stress and time spent upgrading in the future, and you can upgrade the platform without migrating your content or API's at the same time
They may not always come with shiny new buttons, but smaller upgrades can be easily slotted into the development schedule in order to provide new features at the same time
Bump have developed techniques for reducing the work and risk involved in migrating and testing content and code when performing a big upgrade