Revolution: MODX upgrade should respect existing dashboard widgets

[ant-tar]

Summary

Dashboard widget list was changed due to MODX upgrade

Step to reproduce

Set some other widget list (inside default Dashboard) so that if will be different from default one. Then upgrade MODX from 2.6.0-pl up to 2.6.4-pl and check your Default Dashboard settings again.

Observed behavior

I had only BigBrother widget for Dashboard, please see how it was:

And here is what I've got after upgrade:

Expected behavior

I believe dashboard settings should not be supplemented or overwritten, everything there should remain the same as it was set before.

Environment

MODX 2.6.0-pl on MODXCloud

[jonleverrier]

If wonder if the solution here is to not use the "Default" dashboard if you don't want the settings to
be overwritten during upgrades?

Create a new custom default dashboard that will be safe from upgrades.

[ant-tar]

That's right @jonleverrier , will do so! But I've never seen any information (please let me know if exists) that dashboard settings can be overwritten ... It seems strange to me, but if this is feature and not bug - nps, just observation 👍

[AlexUnicom]

Please, tell me how could I update my MODX Revolution 2.2.14-pl (traditional)? There are not a point of modx upgrade or something like it in the package grid. My Modx was hacked with virus soft. I restored it. But it is very needed to upgrade modx and some plugins. For some reason when I updated all plugins my admin console is collapse or appear bugs on my site.

Thanks in advance

[Mark-H]

@AlexUnicom https://docs.modx.com/revolution/2.x/administering-your-site/upgrading-modx

The UpgradeMODX extra, available from the package manager, can help make it easier.

[AlexUnicom]

Dear Mark, Thank you for help

[AlexUnicom]

Hello guys! Can somebody help me to resolve it? If I upgrade my MODX Revolution 2.2.14-pl (traditional) to 2.6.5-pl version the catalogs on site do not work. And if update FormIt extra then an error appears on screen only.

[Mark-H]

@AlexUnicom We can't help you with that in the issue tracker. Please post on the forum if you need help with that.