You should now have a structure that looks something like wp-content/themes/theme-name/
If you have not customized your theme’s code and have merely customized it using the web admin interface that WordPress provides (without changing any of it’s files), then you can follow the procedure below: In this case you will need to work with a developer to integrate your customizations into your new WordPress theme instead of just overwriting the old theme. Note, if you are running a customized theme you will lose any customizations if you simply overwrite your theme with a new one. Go to the ‘Plugins’ menu and verify that the plugin you upgraded is the newest version. Replace the deleted directory by uploading the unzipped plugin to the wp-content/plugins/ directory leaving it in a directory that looks like (for example) wp-content/plugins/plugin-name.Use sFTP to delete the existing plugin directory from the wp-content/plugins/ directory on your site.It will create a directory called ‘plugin-name’ with all the files under it. Unzip the plugin onto your local machine.You can usually find most plugins on the plugin repository along with a link to download the newest ZIP file. Download a ZIP file of the plugin you need to upgrade.First back-up your WordPress site if you haven’t already.
Your upgrade is now complete and you should be running the newest version of WordPress.If you are using a front-end cache like ‘varnish’ you should also clear that to ensure that your customers can see the newest changes on your site. Clear your browser cache to ensure you can see all changes.Re-enable your plugins which you disabled earlier.If you can’t sign-in, try clearing your cookies. You may also have to upgrade your database and will be prompted if this is needed. Visit your main WordPress admin page at /wp-admin/ where you may be asked to sign-in again.This will remove the ‘failed update’ message from your site. maintenance file from your WordPress root directory. If you are upgrading manually after a failed auto-update, remove the.Examine the wp-config-sample.php which is distributed with WordPress to see if any new settings have been added that you may want to use or modify.
Your wp-config.php file will not be affected because WordPress is never distributed with a wp-config.php file. You will overwrite any existing files and new files will also be copied across. Copy all files from the root (‘/’) directory of the new version of WordPress that you unzipped into your website root directory (or the root directory of your WordPress installation).All of your other files in wp-content will remain in place. You will overwrite any existing files with the same name. Copy over the files from the wp-content directory in the new version of WordPress to your existing wp-content directory. Don’t delete your wp-content directory or any of the files in that directory.Upload (or copy over) the new wp-includes and wp-admin directories from the new version of WordPress you unzipped to your website root directory to replace the directories you just deleted.Go to your website root directory and delete your ‘wp-includes’ and ‘wp-admin’ directories.Deactivate all of the plugins on your WordPress site.Unzip the file into a directory on your local machine or in a separate directory on your website.Download the newest WordPress ZIP file from.This is very important in case you make a mistake.
Below we include a detailed guide on how to do this. You may have another reason for doing so. If you have set restrictive file permissions on your site you may have to upgrade your WordPress core, theme and plugin files manually.