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It’s a Phased Transition
Groups and institutions have approximately six months to update their question answering workflow. The transition will begin with Phase 1 around August 1st and continue through around April. You can find complete details in the Transition Timeline.
The Transition Timeline
Below is a high level summary of the transition. View the full detailed timeline.
Phase 0 (Completed)
July
Initial communication
Phase 1 (Completed)
August 15 to September 15
Pilot groups answer widget questions in the Ask Extension (concurrently with Ask an Expert)
Phase 2 (Completed)
November 9
All widget traffic is transitioned to Ask Extension
Phase 3 (Completed)
February 1
All question submissions will switch to Ask Extension.
Phase 4 (Completed)
February 15
All traffic to transitioned to Ask Extension
Phase 5 (Completed)
May 3
Ask an Expert is shut down
Phase 6
To be determined
Ask Extension domain is moved back to ask.extension.org
Phase 7
To be determined
Ask Extension domain decommissioned