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Dashboard → Updates

The Dashboard Updates Screen provides the links necessary to install a 'core' WordPress upgrade automatically, or to download the file necessary to complete a manual upgrade.

In addition to the 'core' update process, this Screen provides the ability to upgrade all plugins and themes, active or inactive, that have available updates.

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WordPress Updates

No Upgrade is Available

When visiting the Dashboard Updates Screen, if you are running the lastest version of WordPress, you should see messages like this:

You have the latest version of WordPress. You do not need to upgrade. However, if you want to re-install version 3.0, you can do so automatically or download the package and re-install manually:

• Re-install automatically - Click to to reinstall the current version. You should receive the following messages if the upgrade proceeds successfully:

Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/wordpress-x.x.zip

Unpacking the core update

Verifying the unpacked files

Installing the latest version

Upgrading database

WordPress upgraded successfully

• Download x.x - Click this to download the zip file contain the x.x version. Read Upgrading WordPress to manually complete the upgrade.

An Upgrade is Available

When visiting the Dashboard Updates Screen, and there is an WordPress upgrade available, you should see messages like this:

Important: before upgrading, please backup your database and files. For help with updates, visit the Updating WordPress Codex page.

There is a new version of WordPress available for upgrade

• Upgrade Automatically - Press this button to begin the automatic upgrade process. The following messages will display during and upon completion of the upgrade:

Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/nightly-builds/wordpress-latest.zip

Unpacking the core update

Verifying the unpacked files

Installing the latest version

Upgrading database

WordPress upgraded successfully

• Download x.x - Click this to download the zip file contain the x.x version. Read Upgrading WordPress to manually complete the upgrade.

Once an Update is Completed

After a successful upgrade is achieve, it is a good time to review any new features about the new Version just installed.

Plugins

No Plugins to Update

When visiting the Dashboard Updates Screen, if your plugins (active and deactive) are at the lastest versions, you should see this message:

Your plugins are all up to date.'

Update Plugins

When visiting the Dashboard Updates Screen, if there are updates available for one or more plugins (active and deactive), this message displays:

The following plugins have new versions available. Check the ones you want to update and then click “Update Plugins”.

• Update Plugins - After checking Select All or one or more plugins, click this button to begin the automatic upgrade process. The following messages will display during and upon completion of the upgrade. Messages for each plugin being updated will display. This example shows Akismet being updated:

The update process is starting. This process may take awhile on some hosts, so please be patient.

Enabling Maintenance mode…

Updating Plugin Akismet (1/1)

Downloading update from http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akismet.2.2.8.zip…

Unpacking the update…

Installing the latest version…

Removing the old version of the plugin…

Plugin upgraded successfully.

Akismet updated successfully. Show/Hide Details.

Disabling Maintenance mode…

All updates have been completed.

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