{"id":7480,"date":"2023-07-10T08:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T08:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=7480"},"modified":"2024-12-05T10:51:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T10:51:05","slug":"managing-wordpress-updates-using-wordpress-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/managing-wordpress-updates-using-wordpress-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing WordPress Updates Using WordPress Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/news\/wordpress-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Toolkit<\/a> makes updating your site\u2014and keeping it updated\u2014simple.\u00a0 To manage updates for an existing WordPress install using WordPress Toolkit, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to cPanel.\n<div class=\"note msg-box\">    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tPlease see <a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/how-to-login-cpanel-whm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> if you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong><span class=\"UI\">Domains<\/span><\/strong> section of the cPanel&#8217;s home screen, click <strong><span class=\"UI\">WordPress Management<\/span><\/strong>:\n<figure id=\"attachment_8553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8553\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8553\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--783x340.png\" alt=\"WordPress Management\" width=\"643\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--783x340.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--768x334.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--50x22.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--1536x668.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--2048x890.png 2048w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--60x26.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--100x43.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cPanel &gt; WordPress Management<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Next, the WordPress Toolkit page will appear, and you&#8217;ll see the list of the existing WordPress installs.    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tIf you do not see any installations listed, you must import them into WordPress Toolkit. Please follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/import-an-existing-wordpress-website-to-wordpress-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions in this guide<\/a>.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Updates<\/strong> button for your WordPress install.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7481\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates-783x320.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates-783x320.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates-50x20.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates-1536x627.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates-2048x836.png 2048w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates-60x24.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Toolkit-Updates-100x41.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n5. WordPress Toolkit will list the available updates for your WordPress core, plugins, or themes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7484\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates-783x521.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates-783x521.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates-1536x1021.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates-60x40.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates-100x66.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Available-Updates.png 1790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a>6. If WordPress Toolkit finds any available updates, review and select them, then click the <strong><span class=\"UI\">Update\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"UI\">button at the bottom.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\nIf you want to create a restore point before the update, you can use the <strong>Restore Point<\/strong> feature option to roll back the update if something goes wrong.To enable Restore Poing, check the <strong>Restore Point<\/strong> field.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7485\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point-783x127.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point-783x127.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point-768x124.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point-50x8.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point-1536x249.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point-60x10.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point-100x16.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Update-Restore-Point.png 1790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a>Alternatively, you can use the <strong>Smart Update<\/strong> feature. Smart Update enables you to test an update without actually affecting the site. Smart Update does this by creating a complete clone of the website, running several preliminary checks, updating the cloned website, and rerunning the checks to see if the update breaks anything. The results include before-and-after screenshots that you can compare to make an informed decision about whether or not to proceed with the update on your site in production.To enable Smart Update, click the <strong><span class=\"UI\">Smart Update<\/span><\/strong> toggle button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7486\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update-783x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update-783x211.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update-50x13.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update-1536x414.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update-60x16.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update-100x27.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WordPress-Smart-Update.png 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it! Now you know how to manage WordPress Updates using WordPress Toolkit in cPanel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress Toolkit makes updating your site\u2014and keeping it updated\u2014simple.\u00a0 To manage updates for an existing WordPress install using WordPress Toolkit, follow these steps: Log in to cPanel. In the\u00a0Domains section of the cPanel&#8217;s home screen, click WordPress Management: Next, the WordPress Toolkit page will appear, and you&#8217;ll see the list&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[231],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-7480","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-wordpress-toolkit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/7480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7480"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/7480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8560,"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/7480\/revisions\/8560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=7480"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=7480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}