Should I upgrade?

[goosedesign]

Hi, I'm looking for advice to hopefully spare me frustrating and time consuming unnecessary work!

 

I have just locally upgraded an old site from 1.3 to 1.5.6. It seems fine so far, except that I still have to install PayPal Pro and a Mailchimp module of some sort. The upgrade to this point has been painful because it required a total overhaul of the template. What I'm wondering is should I upgrade to 1.6 while I'm at it? I only went to 1.5.6 after reading a suggestion somewhere on the forum that 1.6 was still too buggy. The client needs to be online with it pretty soon so I can't afford to spend a lot of time fighting bugs.

 

I suppose the questions are:

 

• How stable is 1.6 looking so far?
• Will I have to make more template mods to get from 1.5.6 to 1.6?
• What are the options for PayPal Pro with 1.6? Is it just the hosted solution with the free module? The official PayPal Pro module (http://addons.prestashop.com/en/payments-gateways-prestashop-modules/5314-paypal-pro.html?utm_source=v1trunk_api&utm_content=paypal%20pro) says it's only compatible up to 1.5.6.
• On the subject of the above module, if I don't upgarde to 1.6 and use that module, is it good? I can see it has 4/5 stars from 37 reviews, but not sure how useful that is without actual feedback.

 

Thank you so much for any suggestions!

[bellini13]

How stable is 1.6 looking so far?

 

This is really something you should just test yourself and confirm.  Install 1.6.0.6, run a series of testing for the features you require, and then determine if it is stable.  Everyone's opinion is subjective and you should not rely on them.

 

Will I have to make more template mods to get from 1.5.6 to 1.6?

 

Yes, templates are specific to the major version (1.4, 1.5, 1.6 etc..).  Some templates are even sensitive to the minor version (1.5.3 vs 1.5.6).

 

As for the paypal modules, I would highly suggest that you read through the Paypal forum and see what kinds of issues there are with these modules.

[El Patron]

I recommend waiting for 1.6.0.7, which is due for release soon.

[goosedesign]

Thank you El Patron!

 

I've decided to stick with 1.5.6 for now as (unlike the included module and a third party PayPal Pro one I've used), the Prestashop PayPal Pro module appears to work perfectly.

 

Bellini, thank you for the advice, but I have been through the extremely time consuming trial and error process many times in the past with other sites and simply don't have the time right now, which is why I asked the question(s).

[El Patron]

the main reason for upgrading for 'prestanerds' is that 1.6 moves javascript to bottom, this significantly decreases page render.  for 1.5 shops, well see my signature for solution.