🚚 Beep beep - The forums platform is moving!

[Peter_DevSamurai]

I'm #shocked! See you there on the brighter side!

[Sami Shaik]

Thanks @Monique vdB, and good luck with the migration; ten years of content is not a small move. Four continuity questions from an admin's point of view, because a lot of us link to threads from internal documentation and change notices, and a lot of members' contribution history lives only here:

1. URLs. Will existing thread, article and profile links (the current community.atlassian.com/forums/.../qaq-p/... and ba-p/... forms) redirect to the new platform, or should we plan to relink? If redirects are planned, is there a cut-off after which they stop?
2. Accepted answers. Will the accepted-solution marks on existing questions, and each member's accepted-answer count, carry over as they are?
3. Ranks and history. The announcement covers series badges and Kudos. Will member ranks (for example Rising Star) and the underlying activity history migrate, or reset?
4. Release notes. The new Release notes page (community.atlassian.com/release-notes) becomes the source of truth for cloud changes on 30 September, eight days after go-live. Will it be available and updated during the read-only window and immediately after cutover?

Happy to test any of these on the new platform once it is up.

[Said Bennaceur]

im really excited for that , i Can't wait to see it

[Charlie Misonne]

Cool!

Looking forward to learn everything about it :-)

[Monique vdB]

@Sami Shaik great questions! I will answer to the best of my knowledge but verify with the dev team and let you know if I have any additional info or corrections - 

1. URLs. Will existing thread, article and profile links (the current community.atlassian.com/forums/.../qaq-p/... and ba-p/... forms) redirect to the new platform, or should we plan to relink? If redirects are planned, is there a cut-off after which they stop?
   
   The URLs will change, but there will be redirects. I will find out about the cut-off for this!
   
   
2. Accepted answers. Will the accepted-solution marks on existing questions, and each member's accepted-answer count, carry over as they are?
   
   Yes accepted solution and accepted answer count will carry over. The new platform has the same concept of accepted solutions, although they are displayed a bit differently,🙂the underlying feature is the same.
   
   
3. Ranks and history. The announcement covers series badges and Kudos. Will member ranks (for example Rising Star) and the underlying activity history migrate, or reset?
   
   Your underlying activity history and progress does migrate. But the rank system will be new, and we are adding a few more so your rank may change. It is not a 1:1 mapping. There will be a separate announcement about that.  
   
   
4. Release notes. The new Release notes page (community.atlassian.com/release-notes) becomes the source of truth for cloud changes on 30 September, eight days after go-live. Will it be available and updated during the read-only window and immediately after cutover?
   
   Release Notes, Learning, Events, and Champions pages will not be impacted by the migration. 

[Sami Shaik]

@Monique vdB , thank you for answering all four, and for doing it before the freeze rather than after.

The one that mattered most to me was the second: accepted solutions and accepted-answer counts carrying over means the record people have built here stays theirs on the new platform, and knowing that in advance is exactly what the question was for. The rank change I understand; a separate announcement is the right place for it. On the redirects, whenever the cut-off is known, a line in this thread would help anyone who has linked their own answers from outside the Community. Good luck with the migration; I will be reading from the other side on the 22nd.

[Spencer Hudson]

@Monique vdB thanks for the update ... do we know if kudos stuff will be transferred. i think its a great feature.   I've seen people with showing what must of been huge investments in time due to their scores ... lets hope they keep that recognition. 

[G subramanyam]

Eagerly awaiting for the new forums platform and what all excitements it holds :)

[Anwesha Pan]

Excited and looking forward to the new change! 😍

[Monique vdB]

@Sami Shaik you're very welcome! Yes, your accepted answer count will still be up to date on your profile and help display your expertise.  Your new rank will also be based on your historical activity so although not everything may be exactly the same, your reputation in general carries over. 

@Spencer Hudson absolutely, Kudos reputation will be maintained as well and I'm glad you're enjoying the program! 

[Dave LIAO]

We don't fear change, WE LEAP INTO THE FIRE

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