Question: How To Manually Update WordPress Plugin?
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Introduction:
Wordpress is an excellent platform for creating both personal and professional websites. Additionally, it provides a wide array of plugins that can be used to customize your website, and maintain it. This guide walks you through the steps on how to manually update a WordPress plugin.
Estimated Time for Completion: 10 minutes
Step by Step Directions:
1. Login to your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Click on the “Plugins” option in the left sidebar.
3. On the plugins page, select the one that you want to update and then click on the “Details” link.
4. On the plugin detail page, look under the “Update” tab and then click the “Check Again” button.
5. WordPress will now check the server to see if there is an update available for the plugin. If an update is available, it will appear on the list in the “Updates” section.
6. To update, click on the “Update Now” link.
7. You will then see a message saying “Update Successful” along with a link to the plugin page.
8. Click the link to the plugin page and then review the changes made and then click the “Activate” button.
Recommendation
We recommend using the WordPress Automatic Plugin Updates plugin which allows you to update, install and activate the latest version of all plugins automatically.
Summary:
This guide provides step by step instructions on how to manually update a WordPress Plugin. The estimated time for completion is 10 minutes. Additionally, a recommendation on using the WordPress Automatic Plugin Updates plugin which allows you to update, install and activate the latest version of all plugins automatically was provided.