Site "A" (olr-school.net) is a WordPress multi-site install with significant content that I have developed over time using "Types" and "Views". I'm now looking at adding new content to that site, which I want to develop first on a separate development Site "B" (olr-students.net, not multi-site) and then re-create (copy or migrate, I'm not sure which right now) over to Site "A", once I get things sorted out and verified. One motivation is to try to learn and take advantage of Toolset's "Blocks" new capabilities.
This morning, I learned that "Views" is considered a "legacy" plugin with the future being to add new features to "Blocks". My initial reaction was to be a bit nervous, but I get that!
So, not being altogether sure what the implications of that might be, I tried to install "Types", "Views" and then "Blocks" on Site "B", in that order. As soon as I installed "Blocks", I got the message that "Blocks is a different flavor of Views" and the note that both can't be used at the same time. I then saw that "Views" was de-activated. Not a problem on Site "B", as I was just getting started with.
However, it prompts a number of MAJOR questions in my mind regarding the path forward:
1) What will happen if/when I try to install "Blocks" in Site "A", to take advantage of the new features of "Blocks", while I still have MAJOR content that already exists that was created in "Views" on Site "A"? Will the fact that I have content that exists using "Views" allow both to be activated at the same time . . . or will "Views" suddenly be de-activated? If so, what happens to the functionality of the website when it comes to content built with "Views"? I hope the answer is nothing will happen to it . . . i.e. it won't "break" at that point, and I'll have the option to develop/add new content in "Blocks" without any need to update the prior content implemented in "Views" until I may wish to do so at some point in the future to take advantage of "Blocks".
2) Assuming (I hope) that "Views" and "Blocks" can co-exist per Question 1, is there now or will there be a mechanism at some point to help those of us with significant "Views" content to migrate it to "Blocks? Or, will it be necessary for us to rebuild the content all over? I won't be shocked if you tell me it will need to be re-built.
What I think would help with the above for me, and I think many others, is this: A blog post and video that digs into and lays out how I and others can approach migrating from "Views" to "Blocks" without anything unexpectedly "breaking" along the way. If something already exists, please tell me where to find it, and I looked for and couldn't find anything in the blog that spoke to this.
In the short term: I really would appreciate an answer to Question #1, as far as both "Views" and "Blocks" existing together, as I'm not sure quite how to proceed at this point until I understand that.
Site "A" - hidden link
Site "B" - hidden link
Thanks, in advance, for feedback on the above. It is much appreciated.
Scott