Written by Paul Smith Paul Smith

Published: 01 January 2019 01 January 2019

Contemporaneous notes from post-release maintenance activities

19 December, 2019

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline;OK
• Review Changelog; Update Extensions
  • Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - na
  • Akeeba Backup - to - na
  • Coala Web Gears - to - na
  • JoomDonation - to - 5.6.13
  • JSiteMap Pro - to - 4.7
  • JSocialIcons - to - na
  • Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - na
  • Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - na
  • Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - na
  • Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - na
  • Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - na
  • JoomlaShack - Shack Slides - to - 3.1.17
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.9.13 to 3.9.14
• php File scan
  • purge cache & reports
  • Create new baseline
• WAF Check & prune logs to Sep 31
  
  • Auto IP blocking history
  • security exceptions log
• Take backup; copy offsite

15 November, 2019

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline;OK
• Review Changelog; Update Extensions
  • Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - 5.4.0
  • Akeeba Backup - to - 6.6.1
  • Coala Web Gears - to - na
  • JoomDonation - to - 5.6.12
  • JSiteMap Pro - to - 4.6.8
  • JSocialIcons - to - 3.1.11
  • Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - 7.12.3FREE
  • Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 9.5.1FREE
  • Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - 7.1.0FREE
  • Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - na
  • Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - na
  • JoomlaShack - Shack Slides - to - 3.1.16
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.9.12 to 3.9.13
• php File scan
  • Create new baseline
• WAF Check & prune logs to Aug 31
  
  • Auto IP blocking history
  • security exceptions log
• Take backup; copy offsite

10 October, 2019

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline;OK
• Review Changelog; Update Extensions
  • Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - 5.3.4
  • Akeeba Backup - to - na
  • Coala Web Gears - to - na
  • JoomDonation - to - 5.6.10
  • JSiteMap Pro - to - 4.6.7
  • JSocialIcons - to - 3.1.11
  • Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - 7.12.2.FREE
  • Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 9.5.0FREE
  • Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - 7.1.0FREE
  • Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - 7.4.3
  • Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - 8.2.0FREE
  • JoomlaShack - Shack Slides - to - n/a
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.9.11 to 3.9.12
• php File scan
  • Create new baseline
• WAF
  • Check & prune logs
• Take backup; copy offsite

26 August, 2019

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline;OK
• Review Changelog; Update Extensions
  • Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - na
  • Akeeba Backup - to - na
  • Coala Web Gears - to - na
  • JoomDonation - to - 5.6.7
  • JSiteMap Pro - to - na
  • JSocialIcons - to - 3.1.10
  • Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - na
  • Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 9.3.5FREE
  • Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - 7.1.0FREE
  • Reg Labs Ext Mgr - n/a
  • Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - na
  • JoomlaShack - Shack Slides - to - 3.1.15
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.9.5 to 3.9.11
• php File scan
  • Create new baseline
• WAF
  • Check & prune logs
• Take backup; copy offsite

29 July, 2019

• Update backup naming convention
• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline;OK
• Review Changelog; Update Extensions
  • Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.3.3
  • Akeeba Backup to - 6.6.6
  • Coala Web Gears - to 0.5.6
  • JoomDonation - to 5.6.6
  • JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.5
  • JSocialIcons - to 3.1.9
  • Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to 7.11.0FREE
  • Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to 9.3.4FREE
  • Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.0.1FREE
  • Reg Labs Ext Mgr - n/a
  • Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.0.0FREE
  • JoomlaShack - Shack Slides - to 3.1.13
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.9.5 to 3.9.10
• php File scan
  • Create new baseline
  • Remove cron scan
• WAF
  • Check & prune logs
• Take backup; copy offsite

17 April, 2019

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline;OK
• Review Changelog; Update Extensions
  
  • Coala Web Gears - to 0.5.5
  • Installer from Web - to 2.0.1
  • JoomDonation - to 5.6.4
  • JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.2
  • RegLabs Adv Mod Mgr - to 7.10.0FREE
  • RegLabs Articles Anywhere - to 9.1.1FREE
  • RegLabs Ext Mgr - to 7.4.2
  • RegLabs Sourcerer - to 7.5.0FREE
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.9.4 to 3.9.5
• php File scan
  • Create new baseline
• WAF
  • Check & prune logs
• Take backup; copy offsite

25 March, 2019

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline;OK
• Review Changelog; Update Extensions
  
  • Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.3.0
  • Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6.4.2.1
  • JoomDonation - to 5.6.3
  • JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.1
  • JSocialicons - to 3.1.8
  • RegLabs Articles Anywhere - to 9.1.0FREE
  • RegLabs Sourcerer - to 7.4.22FREE
  • ShackSlides - to 3.1.12
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.9.2 to 3.9.4
• php File scan
  • Create new baseline
• WAF
  • Check & prune logs
• Update backup naming scheme to new convention
• Take backup; copy offsite

4 February, 2019

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline;OK
• Review Changelog; Update Extensions
  
  • Akeeba backup Pro - to 6.3.3
  • Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.2.1
  • JoomDonation - to 5.6.1
  • JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6
  • RegLabs Sourcerer - to 7.4.1FREE
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.9.1 to 3.9.2
• php File scan
  • Create new baseline
• WAF
  • Check & prune logs
• Update backup naming scheme to new convention
• Take backup; copy offsite

3 January, 2019

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline;OK
• Review Changelog; Update Extensions
  
  • Akeeba backup Pro 6.3.1 to 6.3.2
  • CoalaWeb Contact core 1.1.4 to 1.1.5
  • JoomDonation 5.4.10 to 5.5.0
  • Reg Labs Articles anywhere 8.5.0 to 8.5.2FREE
  • Reg labs adv mod mgr 7.9.2 to 7.9.4FREE
  • Rg Labs Cache Cleaner 6.4.0 to 6.5.0FREE
  • Reg Labs Extension Mgr 7.3.1 to 7.4.0
  • RgeLabs Sourcerer 7.3.1 to 7.4.0FREE
  • ShackSlides 3.1.10 to 3.1.11
• php File scan
  • Create new baseline
• php File scan
  • Create new baseline
  • Update copyright year in footer
• Take backup; copy offsite