This thread was initially started by Ash. This is a reprint resurrected from the dead... 
I wasn't able to get the whole thing, but I got most of it. From Ash:
For all of you who have made many customizations to your site, what can we do to make upgrades easier for you?
Beta 4 has a upgrade script to update your database.
Beta 3 started the "options.php" file.
Anything else we can do for ya?
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From Rousehouse:
Once again, thanks for asking. My ideal would be a "drag and drop" upgrade as much as possible. Working back from that goal, here's a couple of ideas:
- The FAQ page - If the file that the site used was a customizable parameter, that would be great.
- I'm not sure if I'm keeping the Google ad yet. So, I keep commenting it out. If that was customizable parameter, that would be great.
- The site favicon prevents a "drag and drop upgrade". Not a big deal, but since you asked... I can't really think of a workaround.
- The database upgrade page was excellent. One suggested enhancement would be that it prompts when it has completed successfully.
- I don't upload the CSS file during my upgrade. It would be nice to see explicitly if there was a reason to be concerned by that (like new values, etc).
- (One really spaced out idea would be to make the CSS values read from a database or the equivalent of an options.php).
That's all I've got for now... Thanks Ash
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From Kingpin:
I think what you are doing is good, just remmeber to make all the changes listed in the changelog folder. drag and drop doesnt work for me since quiet a few files are changed or will be changed in a few days so the patch system where i look at the lines changed and change in my files is perfect.
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From Ash:
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I think what you are doing is good, just remmeber to make all the changes listed in the changelog folder.
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We do try to keep a good changelog. Is the current format easy to read or would you like us to make some changes?
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drag and drop doesnt work for me since quiet a few files are changed or will be changed in a few days so the patch system where i look at the lines changed and change in my files is perfect.
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The changes that you make, is there any way we can put those into the "options" file, to make it so you can just drag+drop?
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