FilmBuffRich 0 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I'm still relatively new to WP, but not new enough that I don't need to already do an update to the new 2.6 version. (I think they rolled it out about a week or two after I started with 2.5... ) My question about updating is this- When I FTP the new version, will it overwrite or delete any of the themes or plugins I already have installed? I have modified slightly the theme I'm using and would hate to have to rebuild the whole thing from scratch. Thanks... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCH-Bruce 16 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I'm still relatively new to WP, but not new enough that I don't need to already do an update to the new 2.6 version. (I think they rolled it out about a week or two after I started with 2.5... ) The proper way to install updates to WordPress can be found here. I maintain several WordPress sites and it's really simple to update. Here's how I do it. Backup my WordPress installation. Disable all plugins. I download the archive from the WordPress site and extract it on my machine. Then I go into the folder it creates on my hard drive (wordpress) and zip up the folder. In the cPanel File Manager I delete the wp-admin and wp-includes folders. Next I remove all the *.php files from my WordPress folder. Then I upload the zip file I created to my WordPress installation folder and use the Extract feature of the File Manager to put the new files there. Then I run the upgrade file by pointing my browser to h*tp://mysite/mywordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php Re-enable all plugins I use. Hope that helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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