I have to upgrade my store, because my server won't support the PHP version required for PS 1.6 anymore.
From my research so far it looks as if PS 1.7 might as well be a completely different ecommerce platform when it comes to themes.
What's my best bet to convert my current, custom PS 1.6 theme and make it compatible with PS 1.7?
I don't wanna have to code the whole thing from scratch. I wanna be able to get at least 80 or 90% of the way there, and then fix the remaining glitches.
How can I make it so that the upgrade from PS 1.6 to 1.7 won't cost me several months of development work?
Edit: The workaround solution is to use ThirtyBees. Details in my own answer below.
As this question was posted on Prestahop Forum as well I'll add here my reply there for future similar questions.
There is no conversion from a 1.6+ to a 1.7 theme or from 1.6+ to 1.7+ modules.
You need new theme and modules and that's it.
All you can upgrade are the Prestashop files and the database.