Theme Directory Launch Checklist – DocsWP

Tomorrow we’re going live with the new Directory! We’ll start going through the checklist February 25th 2015 1700 UTC.

Disable uploads on bbpress themes. (@Otto42)
Disable themes.trac sync process. (@Otto42)
Migrate themes to WP.
Switch over Directory to not use API.
Test themesnew API.
Test themesnew downloads.
Switch over downloads and API scripts.
Switch over URLs and redirect.
Switch over review sync script.
Enable theme uploads in directory plugin.
Notify Admins the ban has been lifted.

Disable uploads on bbpress themes.
Replace the uploader page with an “uploads temporarily offline” message.

Disable themes.trac sync process.

Announce launch in WPTRT meeting.
Commit an early return to sync-theme-review-results.php.
Inform Admins directly: No setting themes live between February 25th 2015 1600 UTC and the new directory is live.
Channel notification in #themereview.

Migrate themes to WP.
Run migration script in /bin/themes/

Switch over Directory to not use API.

Commit https://cloudup.com/ckhD3Zl0Iso
Test on /themesnew.

Test themesnew API.

Switch to use themesnew.php on sandbox.
Test /wp-admin/theme-install.php locally.

Test themesnew downloads.

Switch to use themesnew.php on sandbox.
Test downloads locally and on /themesnew.

Up until here, no real damage is done, marks the last chance to postpone the launch.

Switch over downloads and API scripts.
mv index.php old-api.php
mv themesnew.php index.php

Switch over URLs and redirect.

Commit /themes removal.
Notify @seanosh about making the switch.
Commit mu-plugins commercial change.
Test the hell out of /themes.

Switch over review sync script.
mv sync-theme-review-results.php sync-theme-review-results-old.php
mv sync-theme-review-results-themesnew.php sync-theme-review-results.php

Enable theme uploads in directory plugin.
Remove custom message and uncomment upload handler.

#theme-directory, #themes-api