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[Resolved] Should I use the new post relationship features now

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Problem: I would like to know if I should use the new M2M beta plugins now, or continue using the production versions. I am creating a new site. I would like to choose the safest option, and I would like to know about backwards compatibility.

Solution: The safest solution is to wait until the new relationship production versions are released, since beta plugins are more prone to errors and less complete. However, new features in the beta plugins are not available yet in the production versions so you will not be able to take advantage of key improvements, like repeating field groups and more robust relationship filters in Views. When the new relationship features are released in the production versions, a migration process will be offered that will migrate existing relationships into the new relationship structure. This will help ensure existing content works in the new relationship structures. Once migration happens, there is no reversal process so at that point any new relationship data added to the system will not be backwards compatible. If any custom code is put in place that queries those old relationships, some manual code changes may be necessary as well.

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Last updated by Franco Calcagni 6 years, 8 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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#625724

We have read from your alerts that you are going to release a new way to deal with post relationships. Since we are building a brand new site with a lot of posts relationships we need to know if it is better to adopt the actual beta releases of Types that include the new way to deal with post relationship or it is better to work with the actual release and then migrate to the new method as soon as the final release is ready.
We need the most safe solution and the one that doesn't require much work as soon as you release the new method, also we need to know if the new method wil be backward compatible with the actual method.

Thanks.

Franco

#625965

Hi, the safest solution is to wait until the new relationship production versions are released, since beta plugins are more prone to errors and less complete. However, new features in the beta plugins are not available yet in the production versions so you will not be able to take advantage of key improvements, like repeating field groups and more robust relationship filters in Views. When the new relationship features are released in the production versions, a migration process will be offered that will migrate existing relationships into the new relationship structure. This will help ensure existing content works in the new relationship structures. Once migration happens, there is no reversal process so at that point any new relationship data added to the system will not be backwards compatible. If any custom code is put in place that queries those old relationships, some manual code changes may be necessary as well.

I hope this information helps you make the best decision for your project. Let me know if anything is unclear.

#626000

we look forward to see the new method and in the meantime we go ahead with the actual method