Knowing how to upgrade WordPress is important to keep your WordPress blog current. You want to keep your WordPress blog up to date for many reasons. Most important are security issues. Keeping your WordPress installation up to date will ensure you have plugged up the latest security holes in your blog. Of course, each new WordPress upgrade always has new features, templates, and plugins. Being able to take advantage of new WordPress plugins, features and themes will ensure your blog is always on the cutting edge of technology Folk Fests.
*Important! Before upgrading WordPress either automatically or manually, you must:
Check the requirements for using the required PHP and MySQL versions. Make a backup of your database so you are sure to provide any of your posts and pages. Make sure your plugins and theme will work with the upgraded WordPress installation. Turn off your plugins for the upgrade process by using the Bulk Action to deactivate all your plugins at once.
If your plugins or theme will not work with the new WordPress installation, you will either have to wait to upgrade until they are also upgraded to work with the new WordPress version, or you will have to forgo using them.
I have used a plugin or theme that was not upgraded to work with the latest WordPress version. Sometimes, I was successful, and sometimes, I wasn’t. I do not recommend using plugins or themes that have not been approved with the upgraded WordPress theme if you want a stable WordPress installation.
Manually upgrade WordPress
First, I will go over how to upgrade WordPress manually.
To upgrade WordPress manually, you will need to download the updated version. You will also need to unzip WordPress to a folder on your hard drive (try not to forget where you put it). Now, you will need to open up your FTP program and log into your site. You will want to note where WordPress is installed, whether it is in your root folder or in another folder, such as /blog.
Once you have located your WordPress installation folder on your website, you will want to navigate to the updated WordPress files you unzipped on your hard drive (you remember where you put it, didn’t you?). You will then need to upload the upgraded WordPress files on your hard drive (folders and all) to the corresponding folders on your website. Important! The wp-content folder is the only exception to overwriting the files. If you have any special WordPress themes or plugins, you will not be nt to overwrite this folder, or you will lose your WordPress theme and have to re-upload it.
After you have uploaded all your WordPress files, you will want to go back to your browser and log into your WordPress blog on your site. If your database needs to be updated, WordPress will display a link to update your database that you can click on and follow directions. At this point, you will want to make sure everything is working properly and check the WordPress version to make sure you uploaded everything correctly and that your WordPress upgrade took effect.
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Automatically install WordPress theme
If you like to take the safe and easy route, like me, you will want to let WordPress do all the work for you and upgrade it automatically.
To get WordPress to work, you must log into your blog first.
Once you are logged in, you should see a message at the top of the screen stating that you need to update WordPress if you have an out-of-date installation. If you don’t see a message, you will want to go to your dashboard and click the updates option.
You will see your version of WordPress displayed with a message asking whether you need to upgrade. Once you have entered this information, WordPress will ask you for your connection information and proceed to update. Note: If you customize the default or classic theme, you will need to back up these files to re-upload them once the WordPress upgrade is completed, or you will need to manually upgrade WordPress.
Once you are sure everything is working correctly, you can go in and enable your plugins.
Once you get the hang of it, updating WordPress is not that difficult. You will not do it daily, but as people find new security holes and add new features, you will need to know how to update WordPress periodically.
If you want to customize your WordPress theme, you might want to check out my tutorial on the easiest way to customize it [http://onlinewebmarketinghub.com/how-to-customize-wordpress-theme].
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