{"id":4956,"date":"2021-04-12T13:27:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/updating-wordpress-manually-or-automatically\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T20:52:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:52:30","slug":"updating-wordpress-manually-or-automatically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/updating-wordpress-manually-or-automatically\/","title":{"rendered":"Updating WordPress Manually or Automatically","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking for tips on how to upgrade WordPress, then you are on the right track. The process of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/how-it-works\/wordpress-updates\/\">updating WordPress<\/a> core, themes or plugins should not seem complicated.<\/p>\n<p>And in this article, we will show you how to safely upgrade your WordPress site.<\/p>\n<p>You may wonder why update WordPress if you already have the features you need? We will answer this and some other questions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why update WordPress?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Before upgrade<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How to update WordPress core<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WordPress update through the administration console<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How to manually update WordPress via FTP<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 1 &#8211; Download the Latest WordPress Version<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2 &#8211; Go to the WordPress Horse Directory<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3 &#8211; Download the new version<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How to update WordPress via WP-CLI<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How to update WordPress automatically<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How to update WordPress themes and plugins<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why update WordPress?<\/h2>\n<p>Do I need to update WordPress? Definitely &#8211; yes, and there can be no question.<\/p>\n<p>Are you surprised why you should update your WordPress site if you already have all the functionality you need?<\/p>\n<p>Well, a WordPress update offers unique benefits like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/2019\/05\/05\/wordpress-security-guide-for-beginners\/\">WordPress Security Improvement<\/a> as Updates Usually Fix Bugs and Security Vulnerabilities<\/li>\n<li>More tools and features you&#8217;d rather not miss<\/li>\n<li>Improved performance and speed with every new version of WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with modern themes, plugins and web technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Before upgrade<\/h2>\n<p>Before you click the refresh button or make any changes to your WordPress site, it\u2019s important to prepare in advance for any development.<\/p>\n<p>Errors sometimes occur and if you do not have a retreat plan, you may encounter a corrupted site and the problem of reconstructing it.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, we recommend making it a habit to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/2019\/05\/15\/the-best-wordpress-backup-and-restore-plugins\/\">full WordPress backup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The second important point, WordPress recommends disabling all plugins before performing manual WordPress updates.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, a conflict of site updates and plugins does not create a lot of problems if it arises, but in some cases, it can lead to the inability to use the site.<\/p>\n<p>Problems can arise if changes in WordPress conflict with existing plugins.<\/p>\n<p>After the update, do not forget to turn on your plugins again.<\/p>\n<p>With ready-made backups and no problems with plugins, let&#8217;s move on to the WordPress update process.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with the core of WordPress and then move on to themes and plugins.<\/p>\n<h2>How to update WordPress core<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, we will look at how to upgrade WordPress:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>through the WordPress admin console<\/li>\n<li>manually using FTP<\/li>\n<li>using SSH and WP-CLI<\/li>\n<li>automatically via cPanel, wp-config.php, and functions.php<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>WordPress update through the administration console<\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to update WordPress is the admin console, you just need to find a place where to click on the button.<\/p>\n<p>If WordPress core updates are available, a message will be displayed in the admin console at the very top of the page.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"WordPress Admin console access\" width=\"1351\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on the link <strong>Please update now<\/strong> to start the update process.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress will put your site into maintenance mode until the update is complete.<\/p>\n<p>The process involves disabling and then enabling your plugins, downloading and installing WordPress among other things.<\/p>\n<p>After a successful minor update, WordPress redirects you to the <strong>Updates<\/strong> page, where you can update your themes and plugins.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"Going to Update tab\" width=\"1343\" height=\"615\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If this was a major (major) WordPress update, you will be notified that you have upgraded from version 4.9.13 to 5.3.2 and upon successful update, WordPress will redirect you to the welcome page:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-update.png\" alt=\"WordPress 5.3.2 Update\" width=\"1364\" height=\"744\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the image above you can see how many security updates have passed and how many bugs have been fixed in the new version.<\/p>\n<p>Your WordPress platform is now updated.\u00a0You can continue and proceed to update the themes and plugins.<\/p>\n<p>Moving on, let&#8217;s now learn how to manually update WordPress via FTP.<\/p>\n<p>Using FTP programs such as\u00a0\u00a0FileZilla\u00a0will help a lot if you cannot update your WordPress through the admin console for any reason.<\/p>\n<h2>How to manually update WordPress via FTP<\/h2>\n<p>Updating WordPress manually is not as difficult as many people think. Yes, you have to go a few steps, but they are quite simple.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> For this section you can use FTP connection programs, for example, FileZilla or use File Manager . All you need to do is go to your WordPress directory.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(In this guide, we use FileZilla.)<\/p>\n<p>To use the FTP program, you need to fill in the details for connecting: FTP username (username), password (password), host\/hostname (hostname) and port (port). If you use hosting from Hostinger, you can find all this data in the <strong>Control Panel -&gt; FTP Accounts<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4.jpg\" alt=\"Updating through FTP\" width=\"900\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once we\u2019ve obtained the access data, let&#8217;s move on to manually updating WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>Perform preliminary preparation, that is, <strong>make a backup of the site and disable plugins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1 &#8211; Download the Latest WordPress Version<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5.png\" alt=\"Going to WP directory\" width=\"1364\" height=\"716\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress.org<\/a> and download the latest version of WordPress by clicking the blue Download button.<\/p>\n<p>Next, unzip the WordPress archive on your computer using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarlab.com\/download.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WinRar<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winzip.com\/win\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WinZip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the <strong>WordPress<\/strong> directory, you will see subdirectories such as <strong>wp-admin<\/strong>, <strong>wp-includes,<\/strong> and <strong>wp-content<\/strong> and individual <strong>index.php<\/strong>, <strong>wp-login.php<\/strong>, <strong>wp-config-sample.php<\/strong> files and so on.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 2 &#8211; Go to the WordPress Horse Directory<\/h2>\n<p>Connect via FTP to your account where the WordPress site is located and go to the root directory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/6.jpg\" alt=\"DOwnloading new version\" width=\"956\" height=\"711\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you get there, it&#8217;s time to move the files of the latest version of WordPress, which are located on your computer in the WordPress directory on your hosting.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, we will replace some files and directories on your web host with the corresponding files and directories from the WordPress package that you just unpacked.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Important: No need to replace everything inside the WordPress directory. This way you can easily ruin your site. Instead, follow the instructions below.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Delete the existing <strong>wp-admin<\/strong> and <strong>wp-includes<\/strong> directories on your hosting. If you are using FileZilla, simply select the directory and select <strong>Delete<\/strong> from the right-click context menu:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7.jpg\" alt=\"Importing new version\" width=\"956\" height=\"711\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do not touch the <strong>wp-content<\/strong> directory for now, as your themes, plugins and media content live in it.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 3 &#8211; Download the new version<\/h2>\n<p>Once you delete the <strong>wp-includes<\/strong> and <strong>wp-admin<\/strong> directories , it&#8217;s time to download the latest versions from your computer.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the WordPress directory on your computer in the left pane, as shown below. Then select the <strong>wp-includes<\/strong> and <strong>wp-admin<\/strong> directories , and by right-clicking select <strong>Upload<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/8.jpg\" alt=\"Uploading-update-files-manually\" width=\"956\" height=\"711\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the new version of <strong>wp-includes<\/strong> and <strong>wp-admin<\/strong> directories on your server, it&#8217;s time to upload individual files to your WordPress directory.<\/p>\n<p>This time you do not need to delete old versions of files, we will rewrite them with new ones.<\/p>\n<p>Select the files in the left panel, as shown above and click <strong>Upload<\/strong> from the context menu on the right mouse button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16481 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/9.jpg\" alt=\"wp-php-file-manual-upload\" width=\"956\" height=\"711\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the confirmation dialog box, select <strong>Overwrite<\/strong> and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Check the <strong>wp-config-sample.php<\/strong> file for lines of code that are not in the <strong>wp-config.php<\/strong> file on your server &#8211; you need to copy them.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, just go to your administrative part of the site ( yoursite.com\/wp-admin\/upgrade.php\/) to check if everything works, and update your database.<\/p>\n<h2>How to update WordPress via WP-CLI<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, we assume that you already have <strong>SSH<\/strong> access to your WordPress root directory, <strong>public_html<\/strong> in our case.<\/p>\n<p>If you installed your WordPress site in a separate directory, for example,\u00a0\u00a0<strong>public_html \/ your-site<\/strong>\u00a0, then the root directory of your WordPress is\u00a0\u00a0<strong>your-site<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, use the\u00a0<strong>cd command to<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0go to your WordPress root directory:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">cd public_html<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Next, check to see if a new version of WordPress is available:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">wp core check-update<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>The approximate output of the command result:<\/p>\n<pre>+ --------- + ------------- + ------------------------- -------------------------------------- + \n| version | update_type | package_url | \n+ --------- + ------------- + ------------------------- -------------------------------------- + \n| #. #. # | minor | https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/release\/wordpress-#.#.#.zip | \n| #. #. # | major | https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/release\/wordpress-#.#.#.zip | \n+ --------- + ------------- + -----------------------\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>If there are no updates, you will see the message \u201cSuccess: WordPress is at the latest version\u201d instead.<\/p>\n<p>Now run the following command to update WordPress:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">wp core update<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Output Example:<\/p>\n<pre>Updating to version #. #. # (En_US) ... \nDownloading update from https: \/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/release\/wordpress - #. #. # - no-content.zip ... \nUnpacking the update .. . \nCleaning up files ... \nNo files found that need cleaned up. \nSuccess: WordPress updated successfully.<\/pre>\n<p>Now that you know how to update the WordPress core through the WP-CLI, let&#8217;s update your database, theme, and plugins.\u00a0To update:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>database, run the command:\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">wp core update-db<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>threads run:\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">wp theme update --all<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>plugins, run:\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">wp plugin update --all\n<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to update WordPress automatically<\/h2>\n<p>You know that regular WordPress updates happen automatically. But did you know that you can also configure automatic updates for major versions?<\/p>\n<p>If you do not like the code, you can install an auto-update using the <strong>Easy Updates Manager<\/strong> plugin.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t you like plugins too? You can enable automatic updating of the WP kernel by adding this line to your <strong>wp-config.php file<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">define ( &#8216;WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE&#8217; , true ) ;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>How to update WordPress themes and plugins<\/h2>\n<p>If you have updated the WordPress core, then you should update the plugins and themes.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, go to your WordPress admin console and click on the <strong>Updates<\/strong> menu item.<\/p>\n<p>This will lead you to the update page, where you can update not only the core WordPress but also themes and plugins.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16484 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/11.png\" alt=\"wp-themes-and-plugins-update-dashboard\" width=\"1345\" height=\"612\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Updating your themes and plugins from this page is incredibly simple.\u00a0Just check\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Select All <\/strong>and click either\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Update Plugins<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0Update Themes,<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to update plugins is to go to the\u00a0<strong>Plugins -&gt; Installed Plugins <\/strong>page and update them one at a time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/12.png\" alt=\"plugins-plugin-update\" width=\"1351\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the same way, you can update the\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Appearance -&gt; Themes themes<\/strong>\u00a0as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16486 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/13.png\" alt=\"theme-updating-appearance\" width=\"1346\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Updating your WordPress theme will reset all the settings you made earlier in order to avoid this and not lose your settings, we recommend using a\u00a0\u00a0<strong>child theme<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0instead of editing your parent theme directly.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"i-2\"><span id=\"Final-Word\">Final word<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Learning how to upgrade WordPress allows you to easily upgrade your site without any loss.\u00a0We hope this article has helped you in this endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, we remind you of the importance of creating a backup for a WordPress site, regardless of whether you update it or make other changes.<\/p>\n<p>Also, use the child theme so that you can customize and update your theme without losing your work on setting it up.<\/p>\n<p>Use WordPress themes and plugins from reputable developers who update their products.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking for tips on how to upgrade WordPress, then you are on the right track. 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