The case of internet interruption when uploading files and disrupting the website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n1. Manual (semi-automatic) update of WordPress using the dashboard<\/h3>\n
If you have access to a WordPress admin account, this method is one of the easiest ways to update WordPress. You will update your website to the latest version of WordPress with one click and a few minutes of waiting.<\/p>\n
To update WordPress with the admin dashboard, follow the steps below:<\/p>\n
Enter the WordPress admin dashboard.<\/p>\n
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Click the “Please Update Now” link (if there is no such link on your dashboard, click the “Updates” icon directly and follow the next steps).<\/p>\n
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After the Updates page opens, click the Update to Version or Update Now button.<\/p>\n
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After clicking on the update button, the update process will start. Once it is complete, you will see the “What’s New” page, which provides details on the latest update.<\/p>\n
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Until the WordPress update process is finished, your site will be under repair. After it is completed, your site will be available to visitors again.<\/p>\n
Now, you can update all your themes and plugins to be compatible with the latest version of WordPress without disturbing your website pages.<\/p>\n
2. Manual update of WordPress via FTP<\/h3>\n
If you cannot access the WordPress admin dashboard, use FTP to manage the WordPress update process.<\/p>\n
First of all, download the latest version of WordPress.<\/p>\n
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Then unzip this file and extract its contents.<\/p>\n
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Connect to your web server using an FTP client, preferably FileZilla, and open the public_html folder.<\/p>\n
Then delete the two folders, wp-admin and wp-includes, from public-HTML.<\/p>\n
Do not have anything to do with the following folders:<\/p>\n
Wp-content: All the contents and plugins of the WordPress site are located in this folder, and you should not delete them in any way.<\/p>\n
wp-config.php: This file also stores all information related to database connections, which is required and should not be changed.<\/p>\n
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Then open the extracted folder and delete wp-content.<\/p>\n
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To access the files in the new WordPress folder, copy the WordPress folder URL from the Local site section of the web server.<\/p>\n
Then select all the files, right-click, and select Upload.<\/p>\n
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When rewriting files, you don’t need to worry about replacing old files with new files, and if you get the message that the Target file already exists, click on Overwrite. Of course, note that server configurations such as htaccess should remain unchanged.<\/p>\n
Once all files have been uploaded, visit the URL below to verify the update was successful!<\/p>\n
yoursite.com\/wp-admin\/upgrade.php\/<\/p>\n
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You must update the database version if you see the following page instead of the one above.<\/p>\n
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To complete the WordPress update process with FTP, reopen the public_html folder using FileZilla or CPanel File Manager and select wp-includes.<\/p>\n
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Find version.php among the files in this folder, and right-click on it to select View\/Edit.<\/p>\n
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Copy the database version from the wp-db-version line.<\/p>\n
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Then open phpMyAdmin and find the DB-version field after clicking on wp-options.<\/p>\n
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And paste the copy you copied in the option-value section.<\/p>\n
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Save it, then click Go in the bottom section.<\/p>\n
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The database version update was done successfully.<\/p>\n
3. Manually update WordPress using WP-CLI<\/h3>\n
WP-CLI is a command-line interface for WordPress that allows you to manage plugins, configure multiple sites, and more without using a web browser. Although this tool is said to require a Unix-like environment such as Linux, FreeBSD, etc., you can also use it in a Windows environment if needed.<\/p>\n
* Before doing anything, you must connect to your SSH hosting account.<\/p>\n
Although most hosting packages are equipped with this tool by default, if needed, you can use the following command to install WP-CLI. Pharm.<\/p>\n
curl -O https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/wp-cli\/builds\/gh-pages\/phar\/wp-cli.phar<\/p>\n
Then give execution permission to this file and, to identify it by authorities, place the desired file in the local path.<\/p>\n
chmod +x wp-cli.phar<\/p>\n
sudo mv wp-cli.phar \/usr\/local\/bin\/wp<\/p>\n
If you want to see if the tool is installed successfully, you can use the following command.<\/p>\n
wp-info<\/p>\n
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Then use the cd command to go to the WordPress root path.<\/p>\n
cd \/home\/user\/public_html<\/p>\n
To check the latest version of WordPress, run the following command.<\/p>\n
WP core check-update<\/p>\n
If a new WordPress version is available, the output of this command will be as follows.<\/p>\n
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Otherwise, you will see the following message.<\/p>\n
Success: WordPress is at the latest version.<\/p>\n
To start updating WordPress, run the following command.<\/p>\n
WP core update<\/h4>\n
This command updates WordPress to the latest available version. After completing the update process, the output will be as follows.<\/p>\n
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After updating the main WordPress files, it is time to update your database, themes, and plugins. To do this, just run the following commands.<\/p>\n
wp core update-db<\/p>\n
wp theme update– all<\/p>\n
wp plugin update– all<\/p>\n
And finally, the WordPress update process was completed with the WP-CLI tool.<\/p>\n
4. Manual update of WordPress on localhost<\/h3>\n
If you plan to update the WordPress version of the website you have set up on your local host, the following method is almost the same as the FTP method.<\/p>\n
First of all, download the latest version of WordPress.<\/p>\n
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Then open the extracted new version file and copy the two folders, WP-admin and WP-includes.<\/p>\n
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Next, please open the website’s root folder (in our example, htdocs), select the two files WP-admin and WP-includes, and delete them.<\/p>\n
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Paste the two new WordPress WP-admin and wp-includes folders you copied into this folder.<\/p>\n
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The process of updating your WordPress website has been completed successfully.<\/p>\n
Although you can quickly go through the WordPress update process with these methods, in general, you face challenges, which we will mention below:<\/p>\n
WordPress update challenges<\/h2>\n
Most of the website admins find it a bit challenging to update WordPress due to the following issues:<\/p>\n
Frequent updates<\/h3>\n
If you want to update your WordPress, you should not just stick to the original version. Security updates and bug fixes are also essential, and you should keep track of them all and apply them to your site. In addition to updating the WordPress core, you should consider updating the installed plugins and themes.<\/p>\n
Apply updates to multiple websites.<\/h3>\n
Updating WordPress for a site is hard enough and comes with risks. Imagine that you are going to do this for several websites. Considering the time required to update WordPress, plugins, and themes, big businesses that use several locations for their various services and products must spend a lot of time and energy updating their website to the latest version of WordPress. do<\/p>\n
Failure to receive plugin update notifications<\/h3>\n
In most cases, users are notified when a new version of WordPress is released. However, some developers do not do this for their themes and plugins. So, you must regularly check and install the latest version to stay informed about updates.<\/p>\n
With all these challenges, access to the ideal level of security and new and modern features of WordPress is worth spending some time and energy updating WordPress to provide a better user experience.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
WordPress is one of the best content management systems, and if you have used this platform to launch your website, learning how to update WordPress will help you keep your site safe and use its features and capabilities. More modern, improve the performance of your site. A well-performing site has more potential to attract visitors, which means higher conversion rates.<\/p>\n
Thank you for staying with us until the end of the article. We hope that reading this article was helpful for you. If you have any questions or requests and need guidance, you can contact us by registering your opinion so we can answer you as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
FAQ<\/h2>\n\n
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What are common methods to update WordPress?<\/h3>\n\n\n
Methods include automatic core updates, manual updates via dashboard, FTP, or hosting tools.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Why should WordPress be kept updated?<\/h3>\n\n\n
Updates improve security, add features, fix bugs, and ensure compatibility.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Can WordPress update themes and plugins automatically?<\/h3>\n\n\n
Yes, themes and plugins can be set to update automatically or updated manually as needed.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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