[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Gripemaster

I am more concerned about which hacks and plugins will be affected if I upgrade.

95% of the Plugins will work correct after the upgrade. If you have done any code-modifications, you will need to redo them.

Originally Posted by Gripemaster

Does backing up my style also backup the many templates I have edited, or do I need to back up each template individually?

An export of a Style will also include all templates that are edited in that Style (or even in parent styles if you selected that option.

The way i always do this is as follows:
1. Create a Style called "Master 3.5.3", with now Parent set. I try to do ALL template edits in this single style. Not selectable for members.
2. Create Child Styles of the above that will be the styles that members will see. Try not to do any Template edits, just the CSS & color stuff. These will be selectable by members.

Now on a new version, i export my Master 3.5.3 style, and import it again as Master 3.5.4. I go over all modified templates to see if anything needs to be changed. When all works, I change the parent of all member styles to point to this new Master Style.