Autism America - 2020 Site Maintenance Notes

: Written by Paul Smith Paul Smith; Published: 01 January 2020 01 January 2020

Contemporaneous notes from post-release maintenance activities

17 December, 2020

php File scan
- check baseline;OK
Take backup
Install Facebook Feed Pro paid extension
Configure Facebook Feed Pro and display on Home Page/Sidebar1 and Blog / Below Content
php File Scan
- create baseline
Take backup

Take backup
php File scan
- check baseline;OK
Review Changelog; Update Extensions
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - 5.9.1
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to - 7.5.0.1
- Coala Web Contact - CORE - to - 1.1.8
- Coala Web Gears -CORE - to - 0.6.1
- Installer from Web - to- na
- JoomDonation - to - 5.8.2
- JSiteMap Pro - to - 4.7.4
- JSocialIcons - to - 3.4.2
- OSSystem - to - na
- Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - 7.14.1FREE
- Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 10.5.1FREE
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - 7.3.3FREE
- Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - 7.4.6
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - 8.4.3FREE
- Shack Slides - to - na
Update Joomla core
- 3.9.21 to 3.9.23
php File scan
- purge cache & reports
- Create new baseline
Apply .htaccess fixes per Joomla recs
WAF Check & prune logs to Sep 30
- Auto IP blocking history
- blocked request log
Take backup; copy offsite
reset php version on Siteground to "recommended/managed" - currently 7.3.23

Take backup
php File scan
- check baseline;OK
Review Changelog; Update Extensions
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - 5.8.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to - 7.3.2.1
- Coala Web Contact - CORE - to - na
- Coala Web Gears -CORE - to - na
- Installer from Web - to- 2.1.2
- JoomDonation - to - pending 5.8.0 (need to renew)
- JSiteMap Pro - to - 4.7.3
- JSocialIcons - to - 3.2.0
- OSSystem - to - na
- Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - 7.13.2FREE
- Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 10.4.2FREE
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - 7.3.2FREE
- Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - 7.4.6
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - 8.4.2FREE
- Shack Slides - to - 3.1.21
Update Joomla core
- 3.9.20 to 3.9.21
php File scan
- purge cache & reports
- Create new baseline
WAF Check & prune logs to Jul 31
- Auto IP blocking history
- blocked request log
Take backup; copy offsite

Take backup
php File scan
- check baseline;OK
Review Changelog; Update Extensions
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - 5.7.4
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to - 7.2.2
- Coala Web Contact - CORE - to - na
- Coala Web Gears -CORE - to - na
- Installer from Web - to- 2.1.2
- JoomDonation - to - pending 5.6.17 (need to renew)
- JSiteMap Pro - to - 4.7.2
- JSocialIcons - to - 3.2.0 -- deferred Joomlashack site down
- OSSystem - to - na
- Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - 7.12.6FREE
- Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 10.2.1FREE
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - 7.2.3FREE
- Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - na
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - 8.3.0FREE
- Shack Slides - to - 3.1.21 -- deferred Joomlashack site down
Update Joomla core
- 3.9.19 to 3.9.20
php File scan
- purge cache & reports
- Create new baseline
WAF Check & prune logs to Apr 31
- Auto IP blocking history
- blocked request log
Take backup; copy offsite

Take backup
php File scan
- check baseline;OK
Review Changelog; Update Extensions
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - 5.7.3
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to - 7.2.1
- Coala Web Contact - CORE - to - na
- Coala Web Gears -CORE - to - na
- JoomDonation - to - pending 5.6.17 (need to renew)
- JSiteMap Pro - to - 4.7.1
- JSocialIcons - to - na
- OSSystem - to - 1.3.1
- Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - 7.12.5FREE
- Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 10.2.0FREE
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - na
- Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - na
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - 8.2.2FREE
- JoomlaShack - Shack Slides - to - 3.1.20
Update Joomla core
- 3.9.16 to 3.9.19
php File scan
- purge cache & reports
- Create new baseline
WAF Check & prune logs to Mar 31
- Auto IP blocking history
- blocked request log
Take backup; copy offsite

Take backup
php File scan
- check baseline;OK
Review Changelog; Update Extensions
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - 5.6.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to - 7.1.3
- Coala Web Contact - CORE - to - na
- Coala Web Gears -CORE - to - 0.6.0
- JoomDonation - to - pending 5.6.17 (need to renew)
- JSiteMap Pro - to - na
- JSocialIcons - to - na
- Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - na
- Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 10.1.4FREE
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - na
- Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - na
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - 8.2.2FREE
- JoomlaShack - Shack Slides - to - 3.1.19
Update Joomla core
- 3.9.15 to 3.9.16
php File scan
- purge cache & reports
- Create new baseline
WAF Check & prune logs to Jan 31
- Auto IP blocking history
- security exceptions log
Take backup; copy offsite
Apply Akeeba security recommendations to backups dircteory
Disable Joomla version email

Take backup
php File scan
- check baseline;OK
Review Changelog; Update Extensions
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - na
- Akeeba Backup - to - 7.0.2
- Coala Web Contact - CORE - to - 1.1.7
- Coala Web Gears -CORE - to - 0.5.8
- JoomDonation - to - pending 5.6.15 (need to renew)
- JSiteMap Pro - to - na
- JSocialIcons - to - na
- Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - 7.12.4FREE
- Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 10.1.2FREE
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - 7.2.2FREE
- Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - 7.4.4
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - 8.2.1FREE
- JoomlaShack - Shack Slides - to - 3.1.18
Update Joomla core
- 3.9.14 to 3.9.15
php File scan
- purge cache & reports
- Create new baseline
WAF Check & prune logs to Dec 31
- Auto IP blocking history
- security exceptions log
Take backup; copy offsite

Take backup
php File scan
- check baseline;OK
Review Changelog; Update Extensions
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to - 5.5
- Akeeba Backup - to - na
- Coala Web Gears - to - 0.5.7
- JoomDonation - to - na
- JSiteMap Pro - to - na
- JSocialIcons - to - na
- Reg Labs Adv Mod Mgr - to - na
- Reg Labs Articles Anywhere - to - 10.0.0FREE
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to - na
- Reg Labs Ext Mgr - to - na
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to - na
- JoomlaShack - Shack Slides - to - na
Update Joomla core
- na
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
update server to php7.3.13