Easy Soft Edit licence of use
The code remains the publisher’s property; your content remains yours.
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Updates: Easy Soft Edit, modules and widgets
Update a live site without reinstalling it, with backup and a way back.
A live site is never reinstalled. Easy Soft Edit updates like software: a signed package, a simulation, an application with backup, and a way back. Your content, accounts and settings are never touched.
Signed packages
Every update carries a digital signature, checked before anything is written. A tampered package, or one from elsewhere, is refused.
Simulation first
You see what will be added, changed or removed, and any conflicts, before applying anything.
Your changes respected
A file you changed yourself is never overwritten without your explicit agreement.
Backup and way back
Replaced files are backed up. On failure everything is restored; afterwards, a button undoes the last update.
In order, never twice
Packages are numbered: each requires the previous one. The installed number is shown, and a package already applied is refused.
Your data stays
Articles, accounts, settings, Templates and texts are not part of packages: an update only replaces the CMS code.
The Update screen
Updating in four steps
- Back up. Run a backup of your data from the administration: a restore point before any operation.
- Upload the package. Technical › Easy Soft Edit update › Upload a package (zip). The signature and the fingerprints of every file are checked at once.
- Simulate. The detail is shown: files added, changed, removed, and any conflicts. Nothing has been written yet.
- Apply. Replaced files are backed up, the version number moves forward, and the log keeps a record of the operation.
Some packages carry a post-installation script (for example to add interface texts) or an update of the update tool itself: they only run if you tick the matching box.
Three ways to proceed
| Method | Who for |
|---|---|
| Manual zip upload | You receive the package (by email, for example) and upload it in the administration, or by FTP into maj/paquets/ for a very large one. Ideal to keep control of the timing. |
| Fetch from the model | The site is declared a “client” of a model site with a revocable access key: a button looks for and fetches the available packages, always verified before being accepted. |
| New installation | For a new site, use the installation kit of the same version: the installer declares the version number by itself, there is nothing to replay. |
Modules and widgets: a built-in catalogue
Modules and Builder widgets are added and updated without touching the rest of the CMS, from Modules › Catalogue. Each item is a signed package, like an update.
A clear status
Each item is “Not installed”, “Up to date” or “Update available”, with its version.
Preview before installing
You see the new files, updated files and those you modified, the dependencies and the minimum CMS version.
Nothing silently overwritten
A file you modified asks for your agreement, and every replaced file is backed up.
Installed, not imposed
An installed module stays inactive: you activate then initialise it when you decide. A widget appears in the Builder on reload.
Undoable
The last installation can be undone with a button, the original files being restored.
User guide in 6 languages
Every module and widget has its user guide, read in the administration language.
The catalogue in pictures
The list shows, for each module or widget, the available version, the one on your site and its status. A “Not installed” item offers the Install button.
Before installing, a preview lists the files that will be added or replaced: nothing is written until you confirm.
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