How to Update WordPress Manually
Follow the given steps to manually update WordPress Version –
Step 1: You need to Access the WordPress files from the CPanel of your server and go to the WordPress folder. In my case, I am using WordPress locally so I have to go to the local directory of the folders where WordPress is being installed into my system.
There you’ll see all the files including:
- wp-admin
- wp-content
- wp-includes
WordPress files
Step 2: Now, you have to download the latest version of WordPress onto your local computer. For that, go to the WordPress website and click on Get WordPress and then Download WordPress. You’ll get a zip file into your download folder.
Step 3: Delete wp-include and wp-admin folder from the old WordPress directory and copy the new one with same name which you got when downloaded the latest WordPress by following the above step.
Step 4: Copy wp-content folder from the downloaded folder to the old folder (without deleting the old folder) and click on replace all, if asked.
Step 5: Copy the rest of the remaining files from the downloaded folder and paste them into the root directory of the installed WordPress folder.
Step 6: Now, go to the WordPress Dashboard and refresh it. You may get a popup Database Update Require. If yes, simply click on Update WordPress Database button and click on Continue.
And that’s it, you have successfully updated to the latest version of WordPress.
WordPress Version Update (Automatic & Manual Method)
If you have a WordPress website, it’s very important to keep it updated to the newest version. WordPress is constantly releasing updates that add new features and fix any security issues or bugs that were found in previous versions. Updates also add new functionality and improvements to the core WordPress software. This gives you access to the latest tools and features to enhance your website’s performance.
Here we’ll see how we can update WordPress to the latest available version and stay more secure.
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