WiscWeb - Upgrading Redirection database
The Redirection plugin requires that users upgrade their database from time to time. When this is required, a banner will be displayed at the top of the dashboard. If you see a banner indicating that the Redirection database needs upgrading, these steps will need to be followed by an administrator on your project.
Backup your redirects
The Redirection plugin has a nice option for downloading a backup of your redirects. We encourage you to utilize this option as we cannot promise that the upgrade will not affect what you've already built out.
- Navigate to Tools > Redirection
- At the top of the page, you should see a message titled Redirection database needs upgrading
- Within the message, there is a link for "downloading a backup." Click on it to download your backup.
- A new tab may open and your browser will begin downloading a .json file of your redirects. Save this file locally, in case you need it later.
**If you find that the update changes your redirects in any way, you can import the .json file to reset your redirects.
Upgrade database
The next step is to update the database.
- While still viewing your Redirection landing page (Tools > Redirection), a message will appear at the top of the page.
- Click on the blue Upgrade Database button at the bottom of that note.
- Your site will run through the updates
- Eventually, your screen will show a Progress: 100% message
- Click on the blue Finished! button
Import a .json backup file (optional)
If you noticed that your redirects are not working as expected after this upgrade, you can try importing the .json file that you downloaded initially:
- Navigate to Tools > Redirection
- Select the Import/Export link at the top of the page
- In the Import area, choose Add File
- Search for your locally stored .json file and upload it