{"id":25905,"date":"2020-12-21T02:48:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T18:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.mwwsb.com.my\/pjci\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=25905"},"modified":"2022-09-08T21:25:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:25:54","slug":"how-to-update-a-wordpress-site-manually","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-update-a-wordpress-site-manually","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO: Update a WordPress site manually"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25905\" class=\"elementor elementor-25905\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37be0aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37be0aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f89014\" data-id=\"6f89014\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a3c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57a3c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UPDATING WORDPRESS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e7d5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e7d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should constantly update <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a>.<\/p><p>One of the key things you can do to keep a safe WordPress site is to frequently update it.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Stability:\u00a0<\/strong>Updates for WordPress include bug patch fixes and other problem areas. When you installed the recent updates, your site is more stable.<\/li><li><strong>New features:<\/strong>\u00a0By running the recent version you have access to the latest features and functionality, making WordPress continuously improving.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a1f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66a1f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Update:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be1daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be1daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please follow the steps below to update WordPress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adefb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1adefb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step <strong>1<\/strong> of 3<br \/>First off, log in to WordPress as the administrator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea480a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea480a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step <strong>2<\/strong> of 3<br \/>After that, the dashboard shows the number of updates in a Red Circle when updates are available. For instance, the following WordPress installation has two updates available:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f893f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f893f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/wpupdate-300x141-300x141-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a510094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a510094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WordPress installation updates available<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdcd578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdcd578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step <strong>3<\/strong> of 3<br \/>Next, click <strong>Updates<\/strong>. WordPress displays any updates available for the WordPress core installation, plugins, and themes:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2b4b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f2b4b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>WordPress, click\u00a0<strong>Upgrade Automatically<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Plugins, Choose the plugin you would like to update, and then click <strong>Update Plugins.<\/strong><\/li><li>Themes, select the theme or themes that you would like to update and then press the <strong>Update Themes<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1bc5d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1bc5d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why You Should Constantly Update WordPress<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92181e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92181e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leading WordPress security research shows that the majority of WordPress websites that get hacked are either due to an outdated WordPress core, plugins, or theme.<\/p><p>WordPress is actively maintained by developers from all over the world. These developers find and fix bugs, add new features, and hunt down security vulnerabilities on a regular basis. These changes are then released in a new WordPress version.<\/p><p>If it is not a big release, then WordPress can automatically update itself to the newer version. For major releases, unless you are on\u00a0managed WordPress hosting, you\u2019ll have to manually initiate the update yourself.<\/p><p>You need to update to make sure that your website has the latest security patches, newest features, and the best\u00a0speed and performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582be82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"582be82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What To Prepare Before Upgrading WordPress<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a6ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00a6ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most important thing you need to do before upgrading WordPress is to create a complete WordPress backup.<\/p><p>Even if you have an automated\u00a0WordPress backup plugin set up. You still need to make sure that you create a new backup and store it safely in a remote location.<\/p><p>A complete WordPress backup includes everything, such as:<\/p><ul><li>Your database in WordPress<\/li><li>All the images and media you uploaded<\/li><li>All your WordPress plugins and themes<\/li><li>Core WordPress files<\/li><\/ul><p>This step is crucial as it will allow you to\u00a0restore WordPress from backup\u00a0in case something goes wrong.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c422ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c422ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck out the next article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-configure-wordpress-to-work-with-a-new-domain\/\">How To Configure WordPress to work with New Domain<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATING WORDPRESS You should constantly update WordPress. 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