Published: 24 July 2017 24 July 2017

Contemporaneous notes from the site maintenance process

29 January, 2019

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline
• Update Extensions
  
  • Admin Tools Pro - to 5.2.1
  • Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6.3.3
  • Alledia Framework - 1.6.3 to 1.6.4
  • CoalaWeb Contact Pro - to 1.1.5
  • JSitemap Pro - to 4.6
  • Simplae Image Gallery Pro - to 3.6.3
• Update Joomla Core
  • 3.9.1 to 3.9.2
• php File scan
  • create new baseline
• Check WAF
  • Update IP autoban parms 
  • purge exceptions file
• Take backup; copy offsite
• Add/prune mailing list from names collected at show

12 December, 2018

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline
  • changed:
    
    • error.php -- wrong name in exclusions - was errors.php
  • Added error.php to exclusion list
• Update Extensions
  
  • Admin Tools Pro 5.1.4 to 5.2.0
  • Akeeba backup Pro - 6.2.1 to 6.3.2
  • Alledia Framework - 1.6.3 to 1.6.4
  • CoalaWeb Gears 0.5.2 to 0.5.3
  • JSitemap Pro - 4.5.1 to 4.5.2
  • Sourcerer - 7.3.1 to 7.4.0FREE
  • Shack Slides 3..1.10 to 3.1.11
• Update Joomla Core
  • 3.8.12 to 3.9.1
• php File scan
  • create new baseline
• Check WAF
  • Update IP autoban parms 
  • purge exceptions file
• Update front page
• Take backup

30 October, 2018

• Second email blast

15 October, 2018

• Send email blast
  • 605 users

8 October, 2018

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline
  • changed:
    • configuration.php -- captcha change made earlier; OK
    • errors.php -- joomlafailure
  • Added errors to exclusion list
• Update Extensions
  
  • Akeeba backup Pro - 6.2.0 to 6.2.1
  • Alledia Framework - 1.6.2 to 1.6.3
  • JSitemap Pro - 4.5 to 4.5.1
  • Sourcerer - 7.2.0 to 7.3.1FREE
  • Simple Image Gallery Pro 3.1.0 to 3.5.0
• php File scan
  • create new baseline
• Check WAF
  • Update IP autoban parms 
  • purge exceptions file
• Take backup

5 September, 2018

• Take backup
• php File scan
  • check baseline
  • administrator/logs/error.php found modified; "joomlafailure" OK; marked safe
• Update Extensions
  • AcyMailing Starter  - 5.10.3 to 5.10.4
  • Admin Tools Pro - 5.1.3 to 5.1.4
  • Akeeba backup Pro - 6.1.1 to 6.2.0
  • Coalaweb Gears - 0.5.1 to 0.5.2
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.8.11 to 3.8.12
• php File scan
  • create new baseline
• Check redirects
• Check WAF
  • Update cloaking parms 
  • Blacklist a bunch of hacks from progressive IP addresses (n, n+1, ...)
• Take backup

13 August, 2018

• Add Club Event, CFA Annual Meeting and banquet
• Components Updates
  • ShackSlides 3.1.9 to 3.1.10
• Take backup; copy offsite

2 August, 2018

• Add Club Events menu item 
  • Add 2018 Peach pin event
• Add Recent Changes module
• Take Backup

31 July, 2018

• Update announcement graphic
• Update News post
• Joanne gallery updates:
  • National & regional Winners
  • revolving cats
• Change from club News to Show News
• Import email subscription list
• Take backup
• Upgrade Joomla
  • 3.8.10 to 3.8.11
• Take backup

30 July, 2018

• Troubleshoot security access issues for Joanne
  • blocked by login failure exceptions
    • reset pw
  • blocked by SigPro gallery
    • added WAF exception for SigPro compoennts'
• Update components
  • AcyMailer 5.10.2 to 5.10.3
• Updates for 2018 show
  • Add 2018 Show Flyers
  • Add vendor contract
  • Add sponsors
  • Add News item
• Take backup

18 July, 2018

• Update components
  • Admin Tools Pro 5.1.2 to 5.1.3
  • CoalaWeb Gears Pro 0.4.4 to 0.5.1
• Continue configuring Admin Tools
  • WAF
  • phpfile scanner
  • Fixed permissions
• remove phpList installation - using AcyMailing Joomla extension

17 July, 2018

• Take backup
• Update components
  • AcyMailing 5.9.6 to 5.10.2
  • Admin Tools core 5.0.2 to 5.1.3
  • Backup core 6.0.1 to 6.1.1
  • Alledia Framework 1.6.1 to 1.6.2
  • Coalaweb Gears 0.5.0 to 0.5.1
  • JSiteMap Pro 4.4 to 4.5
  • ShackSlides 3.1.6 to 3.1.9
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.8.7 to 3.8.10
• Upgrade components
  • Akeeba backup Core to Pro
  • Akeeba Admin Tools Core to Pro
  • CoalaWeb Contacts Core to Pro
• Configure ReCaptcha
• Take backup
• Review Redirects
  • Trash all
  • Turn off capture
• Configure Admin Tools
  • WAF
• Take backup

21 May, 2018

• Upgrade php version from 7.0.30 to 7.1.17
• Update components
  • Admin Tools core 5.0.2 to 5.1.0
• Check redirects; large volume of probing accesses from http://site.ru. 
  • See https://blog.paranoidpenguin.net/2017/12/malicious-bots-sending-site-ru-as-the-http-referer/ for the explanation 
  • Added block in .htaccess using Jsitemap editor

18 Apr, 2018

• Take backup
• Update components
  • Admin Tools core 4.3.1 to 5.0.2
  • Akeeba backup 5.6.3 to 6.0.1
  • Alledia framework 1.6.0 to 1.6.1
  • CoalaWeb Gears 0.4.4 to 0.5.0
  • Jsitemap pro 4.3.6 to 4.4
  • Reg labs sourcerer 7.1.11 to 7.2.0FREE
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.8.5 to 3.8.7
• Take backup

7 Feb, 2018

• Update Joomla core
  • 3.8.3 to 3.8.5
• Take backup

21 Jan, 2018

• Update components
  • Shackslides 3.1.5 to 3.1.6
• Load photos for the 2017 Show selection from Joanne
• Take backup;copy offsite

27 Dec, 2017

• Update components
  • Akeeba Core 5.6.0 to 5.6.3
  • Coala Web Gears 0.4.3 to 0.4.4
  • Reg Labs - Sourcerer 7.1.9 to 7.1.11FREE
  • ShackSlides 3.1.4 to 3.1.5
• Take backup
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.8.2 to 3.8.3
• Take backup; copy offsite

7 Nov, 2017

• Show's over:
  • unpublish sponsors from front page sidebar; move to sidebar on Vendors
  • unpublish entry flyers module. from front page
  • add blog post
• Update components
  • ShackSlides from 3.1.2 to 3.1.4
• Update Joomla core
  • 3.8.1 to 3.8.2
• Take backup; copy offsite

9 Oct, 2017

• Add more Vendors to list
• Take Backup
• Update components
  • Akeeba backup Core 5.5.2 to 5.6.0
  • Akeeba Admin tols Core 4.3.0 to 4.3.1
  • Alledia framework (OST) 1.5.10 to 1.6.0 (JoomlaShack Framework)
  • CoalaWeb Gears 0.4.0 to 0.4.3
  • JSiteMap Pro 4.3.5 to 4.3.6
  • OSMyLicenses Manager 1.2.5. to 1.3.1
  • Regular Labs Sourcerer - 7.1.8 to 7.1.9FREE
• Take Backup
• Update to Joomla 3.8.1
• Take Backup; copy offsite
• Enable "Force HTTPS" on entire site

3-4 Sep, 2017

• added plugin Custom HEAD;
• added Facebook Pixel into Custom head
• created Facebook Ad campaign