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The 83rd Annual Cotton States Cat Show

The Cotton States show is known for elaborate ring decorations and this upcoming show will be no exception.

Mary Kate Carroll

The first Cotton States Cat Show was held on December 2nd & 3rd 1938 at the Atlantan Hotel. There were 118 cats and kittens entered in that first show. Read more in Club History.

The Cotton States Cat Club, Inc is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization that has been producing Cat Fanciers’ Association licensed cat shows in the Atlanta area since 1938.

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: Published: 24 July 2017 24 July 2017

Contemporaneous notes from the site maintenance process

24 April, 2021

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 7.4.1
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 6.0.4
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 8.0.4
- Akeeba Frontend Dramework (FOF) - to - 2.0.2
- CoalaWeb Gears - to - 0.6.4
- FOF 3.x - to - 3.7.4
- Installer from Web - to -
- JCE - to - 2.9.5
- JSiteMap Pro - to - 4.7.7
- OSSYstem - to - na
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.4.0FREE
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to -
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to - 3.1.24
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to - na
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.23 to 3.9.26
php File scan
- purge file cache
- create new baseline
review WAF; purge cache and logs to Jan 31, 2021
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Blocked requests log
- Clear Site IP disallow
Take backup; copy offsite

14 February, 2021

Add 2020 show to slider
rework slider format to sho show year
add other show years to slider

20 December, 2020

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.19.3
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.9.1
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 7.5.0.1
- CoalaWeb Gears - to 0.6.1
- Installer fromn Web - to 2.1.2
- JCE - to 2.9.1
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.7.4
- OSSYstem - to na
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.3.3FREE
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.4.3FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to na
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to na
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.21 to 3.9.23
review WAF; purge logs to Oct 30, 2020
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Blocked requests log
- Clear Site IP disallow
php File scan
- purge file cache
- create new baseline
Implement Joomla Team recommendations:
- Updated Text Filter Recommendations
Show Updates
- Blog entry for 2020 show
- 2021 show "save the date"
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23 September, 2020

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.15.1
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.8.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 7.3.2.1
- CoalaWeb Gears - to na
- Installer fromn Web - to 2.1.2
- JCE - to 2.8.17
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.7.3
- OSSYstem - to na
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.3.2FREE
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.4.2FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.21
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to na
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.19 to 3.9.21
review WAF; purge logs to Jul 31, 2020
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Blocked requests log
php File scan
- purge file cache
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite

23 June, 2020

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.11.1
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.7.3
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 7.2.1
- CoalaWeb Gears - to na
- JCE - to 2.8.14
- JSiteMap Pro - to na
- OSSYstem - to 1.3.1
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to na
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.2.2FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.20
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.8.0
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.16 to 3.9.19
review WAF; purge logs to Mar 31, 2020
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Blocked requests
php File scan
- purge file cache
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite

14 April, 2020

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.9.2
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.6.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 7.1.3
- CoalaWeb Gears - to 0.6.0
- JCE - to 2.8.10
- JSiteMap Pro - to na
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to na
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.2.2FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 2.1.19
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to na
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.15 to 3.9.16
review WAF; purge logs to Jan 31, 2020
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
php File scan
- purge file cache
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite
Apply security recommendations for Akeeba backup

18 February, 2020

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.8.3
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to na
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 7.0.2
- CoalaWeb Gears - to 0.5.8
- JCE - to 2.8.6
- JSiteMap Pro - to na
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.2.2FREE
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.2.1FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to na
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to na
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.14 to 3.9.15
review WAF; purge logs to Nov 30
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
php File scan
- purge file caache
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite
Send out Mailer for Atlanta Phoenix Cat Show

21 January, 2020

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.7.5
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.5.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to na
- CoalaWeb Gears - to 0.5.7
- JCE - to 2.8.3
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.7
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to n/a
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.17
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to na
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.14 to na
review WAF; purge logs to Oct 30
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
php File scan
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite
Update php on siteground to 7.3.13
Add 2019 Show Slider

18 December, 2019

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.6.1
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to na
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to na
- CoalaWeb Gears - to n/a
- JCE - to 2.2.8.2
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.7
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to n/a
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to na
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.7.0
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.13 to 3.9.14
review WAF; purge logs to Sep 30
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
php File scan
- create new baseline
Archive 2019 materials and prepare gallery
Take backup; copy offsite
Send note to siteground about managed php version which is still 7.1.x

14 November, 2019

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.5.2
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.4.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6.6.1
- CoalaWeb Gears - to n/a
- JCE - to 2.7.19
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.8
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to n/a
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.16
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to n/a
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.12 to 3.9.13
review WAF; purge logs to Aug 31
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
php File scan
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite

10 October, 2019

More vendors
update CSUS button
Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.3.1
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.3.4
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to n/a
- CoalaWeb Gears - to n/a
- JCE - to 2.7.18
- JeXtensions JSiteMap Pro - to n/a
- JSiteMpa Pro - to 4.6.7
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.2.0FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to n/a
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to n/a
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.11 to 3.9.12
review WAF; purge logs
php File scan
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite

27 September, 2019

Replace CFA Garfield logo in cat show schedule block

20 September, 2019

Add microdata for Google Event into the 2019 Welcome module

18 September, 2019

Add 2019 show vendors

21 August, 2019

Add show flyers and new front page pic
Add blog entry
Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.2.0
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to n/a
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to n/a
- CoalaWeb Gears - to n/a
- JeXtensions JSiteMap Pro - to n/a
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.1.0FREE
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to n/a
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.15
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.6.7
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.10 to 3.9.11
review WAF; purge logs
php File scan
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite

29 July, 2019

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.1.8
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.3.3
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6.6.0
- CoalaWeb Gears - to 0.5.6
- JeXtensions JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.5
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.0.0FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.13
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.6.7 -- FAILED
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.8 to 3.9.10
review WAF; purge logs
php File scan
- create new baseline
Change Backup naming convention to
[HOST]-FULL-[DATE]-[TIME_TZ]-Akeeba-[VERSION]-[PLATFORM_NAME]-[PLATFORM_VERSION]
Take backup; copy offsite

26 June, 2019

Take Backup
Fix album display
php File scan
- check baseline; OK
Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.1.6
- Admin ToolsPro - to 5.3.2
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.4
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6..5.1
- reg Labs Cache cleaner - to 7.0.1FREE
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.6 to 3.9.8
review WAF; purge logs
php File scan
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite

20 May, 2019

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline
Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.1.4
- Admin ToolsPro - to 5.3.1
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.3
Install:
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.0.0
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.5 to 3.9.6
review WAF; purge logs
php File scan
- create new baseline
Take backup; copy offsite

18 April, 2019

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline
Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.1.3
- Coalaweb Gears - to 0.5.5
- Installer from web - to 2.0.1
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.2
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 7.5.0FREE
- Simple Image Pro - to 3.6.6
- eXtplorer - new install - to 2.1.11
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.4 to 3.9.5
php File scan
- create new baseline
2019 Show prep
- post vendor contract
Take backup; copy offsite

22 March, 2019

More 2019 Show prep
- unpublish old show blog entries
- start 2019 show blog entries
- archive 2017 flyers to photo gallery/2017 page
Take backup

21 March, 2019

Take Backup
php File scan
- check baseline
Update Extensions
- remove ACYMailer 5
- Admin Tools pro to 5.3.0
- Akeeba Backup to 6.4.2.1
- JSiteMap Pro to 4.6.1
- ShackSlides to 3.1.12
- AcyMailing to 6.1.2
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.3 to 3.9.4
php File scan
- create new baseline
2019 Show prep
- archive 2018 show to photo gallery/2018 page
- precrease 2019 menu items
Take backup; copy offsite

28 February, 2019

Take backup
php File scan
- check baseline
Update Extensions
- ACYMailing Starter - to 6.0.4
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6.4.0
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 7.4.2FREE
- Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.6.5
Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.2 to 3.9.3
php File scan
- create new baseline
Add 2018 Show Pics
Rework Album handling and create separate article for each show gallery
Take backup; copy offsite

29 January, 2019

Take backup
php File scan
- check baseline
- acymail update shows up; applied after last scan.
- jhackguard shows up
- marked all safe
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
- Simple 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

Scenes from many of our shows. For more, please visit our Photo Gallery.