How to Update WordPress Manually

Learn how to manually update WordPress engine. Don’t forget to check out our site howtech.tv for more free how-to videos! youtube.com – our feed www.facebook.com – join us on facebook plus.google.com – our group in Google+ In this video tutorial we will show you how to update WordPress manually. If you want to update WordPress manually you have to go into the WordPress admin panel. Before you proceed with the upgrade, we strongly advise you to make the online backup of your WordPress. Go to the dashboard and choose “Plugins” tab. From the drop-down menu choose “Add New”. On the next page enter the keyword “backup” into the search bar and press “Enter”. Choose the “Online Backup for WordPress” plugin and click “Install Now”. In the pop-up window, press “??”. After the installation is complete, click on “Activate Plugin”. On the next page, click on “View Status” of the installed plugin. Go to the “Backup” tab and choose “Download” as the backup type. Click “Start The Manual Backup”. After the backup process is complete, press “Download Full Backup” and save it on your hard drive. Go to the “Plugins” tab and choose “Installed Plugins”. Disable all the installed plugins to avoid any problems after the upgrade. Now you can install the latest version of the WordPress. Click on the link at the top of the page to download latest version of the WordPress. Download the archive with latest version and save it on your hard drive. Now go to the downloaded archive and extract its …