Is it possible to migrate from Joomla 4 to version 5 without losing the URLs of each page using Akeeba Backup? If it's possible, how is it done?
#41700 Migration from Joomla 4 to version 5
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Latest post by nicholas on Monday, 10 March 2025 07:05 CDT
Monday, 10 March 2025 05:59 CDT
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Monday, 10 March 2025 07:05 CDT
nicholas
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There is really nothing special about upgrading from Joomla! 4 to 5. Make sure your extensions are supported by both Joomla 4.4 and 5.2, then go to Joomla Update, click Options, set the update source to Joomla Next, and update your site.
Sure, you can always take a backup of your site with Akeeba Backup, restore it somewhere else, do this process, and take another backup. Before restoring that backup to the original site, delete the original site's files so as not to get a mix of Joomla! 4 and 5 files which might cause problems. That's all there is to it.
Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
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