Update a Plugin in your WordPress Dashboard

Update your plugins to their latest version to ensure compatibility with new WordPress releases and to make your site secure.

Update a plugin in your WordPress dashboard

Update your plugins to their latest version to ensure compatibility with new WordPress releases and to make your site more secure.

 

Warning: You should always back up your site before updating.

 

  1. Sign in to WordPress
  2. In the left-side menu, select Dashboard > Updates.
  3. Scroll down to the Plugins section.
  4. Select the checkbox for the plugins you want to update and then select Update Plugins.

Note: If you have a premium or custom plugin that can't be updated from the WordPress dashboard, try updating your plugin with FTP.

Related steps

  • Update a theme in WordPress
  • Update WordPress in the dashboard

More info

  • Install a plugin in WordPress
  • Activate and deactivate plugins in WordPress
  • If you don't want to deal with plugin updates yourself, we also have a WordPress Premium Support service that can take care of that for you.

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