1. Upgrade Guide for SXA 10.5

Installing the package

To install the package, there are a number of steps you must perform before and after upgrading.

Before upgrading

Before upgrading to SXA 10.5, follow the platform upgrade guide, and update your existing Sitecore Experience Platform to 10.5.

Note

If you are upgrading from SXA version 10.1, follow the Clean up the content database instructions in the Sitecore Experience Platform upgrade guide, and provide the required files for SPE and SXA.

If you are upgrading from SXA version 10.2 or later, skip the Clean up the content instructions.

After upgrading:

On the fresh instance that was created while upgrading the platform, you must:

  1. Install Sitecore PowerShell Extensions 8.0 - IAR.
  2. Install the SXA package.

Installing the package

To install the package:

  1. Download the SXA package from the Sitecore Downloads page.
  2. On the Sitecore Launchpad, click Control Panel.
  3. In the Control Panel, in the Administration section, click Install a package to open the Installation Wizard.
  4. Click Upload package, and follow the steps to upload the SXA package to Sitecore.
  5. Click Next, and follow the steps to install the package.
  6. Before you close the wizard, select Restart the Sitecore Client and Restart the Sitecore Server.
Note

For detailed instructions on installing the Sitecore Experience Accelerator, see the Installation Guide for your desired version.

After installing the package

After you have installed the package, you must rebuild the search indexes:

  1. On the Sitecore Launchpad, click Control Panel.
  2. Click Indexing, and in the Indexing Manager, select the indexes that you want to rebuild.
Important

If you are upgrading from SXA 10.4 to SXA 10.5, skip this step.

If you are upgrading from SXA 10.2/SXA 10.3 to SXA 10.5:

  1. In the Content Editor, navigate to /sitecore/System/Settings/Foundation/Experience Accelerator/Upgrade.

  2. Click Current and, in the content area, in the Version field, change 11600 to one of the following values:

  • If you are upgrading from SXA 10.2, change the value to 11300.

  • If you are upgrading from SXA 10.3, change the value to 11400.

Note

Since SXA 10.3, SXA-specific computed fields are included only in the sitecore_sxa_master_index and sitecore_sxa_web_index indexes. If you are upgrading from SXA 10.2 or earlier, and there are SXA features that use a custom index, you need to configure your custom index to include these fields.

After upgrading your site

Publish the site by clicking Publish Site. Use the Smart Publish option.

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