Upgrading BV Commerce 5

Upgrading from an earlier version of BV Commerce 5

To upgrade from an earlier version of BV Commerce you'll need to download the latest version or patch from our online store. Go to the "My Account" section and click the "Details" button next to your order. Download links for the lastest versions and patches will be at the bottom of the page if your scroll down.

After you download a patch run the "SitePatchInstaller.exe" program. The site patch installer will ask you were your BV Commerce store is installed and will upgrade it to the latest version.

Note: If you have customized your theme or have any custom programming in your store you should make a full and complete backup copy before running any patches. If you have custom programming your developer may need to manually merge changes in order for your customizations to work after the patch.

Upgrading from BV Commerce 2004

To upgrade from BV Commerce 2004 you will install a new web store with a complete copy of BV Commerce 5. Then use the BVC 2004 to BV Commerce 5 Migration Tool to transfer your products, categories, customers and orders to your new BV Commerce 5 store. You'll need to manually copy images from your old site to the new one and you will most likely need to spend some time transfering your theme to BV Commerce 5.

Upgrading from LaGarde StoreFront

Upgrading to BV Commerce 5 from LaGarde StoreFront is almost identical to upgrading from BV Commerce 2004. Create a new store and then use the StoreFront 6 to BV Commerce 5 migration tool to transfer your products and categories to BV Commerce 5.