Roll out a redesign step by step
No big-bang release.
Life cycle: Redesign, example 34 of 34. Worked out on the Fit & Healthy site of Exponential 6.0.15+.
Contents
In the Layouts editor
- Switch blocks to the new view types layout by layout; publish each.
With templates
- Ship new view types and overrides that only apply when chosen.
Finish
- When no block uses an old look, retire it (Retire a view type after a redesign).
Which to choose
Additive steps keep every step reversible.
Check
- At every step the site is consistent.
Related pages
- Add a view type
- Redesign examples, every page
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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