\r\n Please notice: the upgrade process will affect all files and folders\r\n\t\tincluded in the main WordPress installation. This includes all the core\r\n\t\tfiles used to run WordPress. If you have made any modifications to those\r\n\tfiles, your changes will be lost.<\/i> \r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\n Step 2.<\/strong> To get WordPress updated without troubles, we would also recommend\r\n to deactivate your plugins under Plugins tab in your dashboard:\r\n \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n\t Step 3.<\/strong> Once backup is done, you need to download a fresh copy of latest\r\n\tWordPress software from WordPress.org<\/a> to your desktop\r\n and extract the zip archive. Inside the zip archive, you will find a folder named WordPress.\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n\t Step 4.<\/strong> Using FTP<\/a> or\r\n your shell access, delete the old wp-includes<\/strong> and wp-admin<\/strong> directories on\r\n your web host. And then you need to upload the new wp-includes<\/strong> and wp-admin<\/strong>\r\n folders in place of the previously deleted directories:\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n Step 5.<\/strong> Upload the individual files from the new wp-content<\/strong> folder to your\r\n existing wp-content<\/strong> folder, overwriting existing files. Do NOT delete any files or folders in your\r\n existing wp-content directory (except for the one being overwritten by new\r\n files).\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n Make sure that you only copy the files from inside this directory, rather\r\n\t\tthan replacing your entire wp-content<\/strong> directory. This is where your themes\r\n\t\tand plugins live, so you will want to keep them. If you have customized the\r\n\t\tdefault or classic themes without renaming them, make sure not to overwrite\r\n\tthose files, otherwise, you will lose your changes.<\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n Step 6.<\/strong> You should replace all the old WordPress files in the root\r\n directory (such as index.php, wp-login.php and so on). Furthermore, take a\r\n look at the wp-config-sample.php<\/strong> file, to see if any new settings have been\r\n introduced that you might want to add to your own wp-config.php.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n Step 7.<\/strong> Visit your main WordPress admin page at \/wp-admin. You may be asked to log in again. If a database upgrade is necessary at this point, WordPress\r\n will detect it and give you a link to a URL like\r\n http:\/\/example.com\/wordpress\/wp-admin\/upgrade.php<\/strong>. Follow that link and follow the instructions. This will update your database to be compatible with the latest code.\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n Step 8.<\/strong> Your WordPress engine has been updated:\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n Reactivate plugins in case you disabled them on step 2. If you have issues with logging in, try clearing cookies in your browser.\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n Now you’ve got the hang of how to upgrade WordPress engine manually, so you can play around with the latest version of WordPress.\r\n<\/p>\r\n We hope this step-by-step guidance was useful for you. Feel free to check our blog<\/a> to learn more tweaks on how to manage your WordPress website as a guru of the web design!<\/p>\r\n![\"\"](\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/How_to_upgrade_WordPress_engine_manually1.png\")
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