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Update WordPress Manually

Maybe you are a hands-on kind of person, or maybe you have had trouble with the automatic update. In any case, you can orchestrate a WordPress update manually. Be sure to back up your site first, and it is good practice to check your host’s services against the minimum requirements listed at http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress.

Update WordPress Manually

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After backing up your site, click Updates in the left menu bar.

The WordPress Updates panel opens.

Click Download 3.3 (or whatever is the latest version). ...

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