{"id":43510,"date":"2023-02-16T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T19:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/resources\/essential-steps-in-the-totara-upgrade-process\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T11:25:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T11:25:39","slug":"essential-steps-in-the-totara-upgrade-process","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/staging.totara.fortyapp.com\/us\/resources\/essential-steps-in-the-totara-upgrade-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential steps in the Totara upgrade process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='inline-text-container MobileAlignment DesktopAlignment'>\n  <div class='richText'><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Upgrading your learning management system is a crucial step in ensuring that your organization&#8217;s training programs remain effective and up-to-date.<\/p>\n<p>The complexity, time, cost and resources required to upgrade your system will depend on a variety of factors including whether your site has been customised &#8211; 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