How to Update Your WordPress Account

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Download the updated version of WordPress.

   Save it on your computer or hard drive.
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   Step 2: Unzip the WordPress folder.

   Save all the files on your hard drive (remember the folder name/demarcate it from the others). , Log in to your blog site with the email id it is associated with it. ,,,, Simply click on it and the follow directions. , This will help you avoid technical breakdowns when the site goes live.
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   Step 3: Open your FTP program.

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   Step 4: Navigate to the WordPress files unzipped earlier from your blog site’s installation setting.

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   Step 5: Upload all the files to corresponding folders on your blog site.

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   Step 6: Navigate back to your browser and again log in to your WordPress blog site.

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   Step 7: If the new update requires you to update your database as well

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   Step 8: WordPress will display a link to do so.

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   Step 9: Make sure everything installed on your blog site and that they’re working properly.

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