How to manually update to the latest version
One of the most important things that you should do before updating to the latest version is to make a full backup to your website, to make sure that nothing will deteriorate.
📝 Note: You can use the UpdraftPlus plugin to ensure the backup of your website.
In this article we will present you two methods to manually update to the latest version:
In this article
Using the embedded option
Navigate to Dashboard > Updates.
There you will see the current version of WordPress (1), the status of the plugins (2), and the status of the themes (3):
In this case, the Neve theme is not up to date. To update it, select the theme and click on Update Themes.
📝 Note: It's the same process for both themes and plugins.
Replace and Upload
If you already have the plugin / theme installed and you want the newest version, you can easily update to the latest version:
Go to the Plugins ( for plugin replacement ) or to Appearance > Themes ( for theme update ) and check what's the latest version you have.
Then, navigate to Add New ( in any of the cases ) and search the desired plugin / theme.
After clicking on the install button, you will be redirected to a page that asks you if you want to replace the current version with the one installed.
Click on Replace current with uploaded and that's it!
Using the FileZilla
If you do not have an FTP client then please download and install FileZilla, then contact your web host for the FTP details for your website.
📝Note: If you're using Filezilla, please make sure to check transfer type ( binary ).
After you have Filezilla installed, download the theme/plugin and unzip it.
Overwrite the existing theme files through FTP by navigating to the WordPress installation directory usually inside public_html/wp-content/plugins/ ( for plugins ) or if it's a theme public_html/wp-content/themes/ ( for themes ). Your full path might be a bit different but you will always find the themes in wp-content/themes/ and the plugins in wp-content/plugins.
Simply copy all files from the previously extracted theme/plugin zip file and drag it over to the theme/plugin folder on your server and select "overwrite" when FileZilla prompts what to do.
