{"id":24285,"date":"2022-02-02T14:28:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/wordpress-how-to-update-plugins\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T08:15:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:15:34","slug":"wordpress-how-to-update-plugins","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/wordpress-how-to-update-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress: How to Update Plugins?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">This article provides you with steps to update your WordPress plugins.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">WordPress comes with a built-in update system. It automatically checks for updates and shows you notifications when there are updates available for your WordPress plugins, themes, and WordPress core software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33048470027\/original\/VjhUp9qvhwzyqehpcb9UjIlyWTqRW8gr1Q.png?1603369241\" alt=\"WordPress update notifications inside admin area\" width=\"476\" height=\"287\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33048470027\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">You can also manually check for updates by visiting\u00a0Dashboard \u00bb Updates\u00a0page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33048470029\/original\/hs0T-4-YP5100HVB9lAFcVOTZ3ozrEVJpA.png?1603369241\" alt=\"Updates page\" width=\"484\" height=\"285\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33048470029\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">When there is a new update available for plugins, you will see the notification on the Plugins menu in the WordPress admin bar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">You can install these updates by visiting the Plugins page. You will see a notification below each plugin that has updates available for you to install.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">You can just click on the \u2018Update Now\u2019 link to install each update.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33048470030\/original\/V-OQV1wiHR13-qq824ZvvI7_67Q4zM9BAw.png?1603369241\" alt=\"Updates highlighted on the plugins page\" width=\"501\" height=\"333\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33048470030\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Bulk Update WordPress Plugins<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">If there are updates for several plugins on your website, then you may want to quickly review and bulk update those plugins.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">To do that, you need to visit the Plugins page and click on the \u2018Update Available\u2019 link.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">This will show you the list of all plugins that have updates available. You can select all of them and then select \u2018Update\u2019 from the \u2018Bulk Actions\u2019 drop down menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33048470031\/original\/bx9KKxAoXDAVfvWkGoA4lT4Ehg7-efZXmA.png?1603369242\" alt=\"Bulk update plugins\" width=\"458\" height=\"261\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33048470031\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides you with steps to update your WordPress plugins. \u00a0 WordPress comes with a built-in update system. 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