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Gantry 5 Update!

  • Gantry 5 Update!

    Posted 2 years 4 months ago
    • Thanks Mr. T for great support!
    • Last Edit: 2 years 4 months ago by NativeRadio.
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    Re: Horrible Gantry 5 Update!

    Posted 2 years 4 months ago
    • Let me explain why. The new version of gantry includes a much updated scss compiler. the new compiler is much more strict and there have been syntax changes. This is why we are updating all out Gantry 5 themse to modify the scss and also make them compatible with Joomla 4 and WP5.8. In order that some older sites can continue to function we have made Gantry 5.5 detect problems with scss compilation (under the new compiler) and if it detects them it falls back to the old compiler. So this can slow things down.

      What can you do about it?

      1. Ensure that the theme you are using has it's scss updated so that it does compile under the new compiler (most, but not all Joomla RT themes have been updated - the other CMS theme will follow shortly). So, the problem is that the developer of your theme needs to update to use more modern scss that will compile under the new scss compiler.

      2. Use "production" mode then the compiled scss files are cached and won't need to be updated so often.

      3. Just in case you missed these items too:
      https://rockettheme.com/forum/announcements-all/287272-gantry-5-5-x-release-important-notes-before-you-update
      https://github.com/gantry/gantry5/issues/2789

      4. The new Gantry 5.5 include lots of new features so there are plenty of reasons to update. These include: joomla 4 support, wp5.8.x support, Fontawesome 5 icons, faster scss compiler, rewrite of menu system to avoid many of the long standing menu bugs we were previously unable to resolve, PHP8 support, etc etc.

      Regards, Mark.

      p.s. The new compiler is actually considerably faster than the old one.
    • Last Edit: 2 years 4 months ago by MrT.
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