Open a browser and enter your website name followed by /wp-admin. See the green arrow:

Hvordan logger jeg ind på WordPress

 

Next, enter your username and password where the two green arrows point, then click the blue button labeled Login:

Log ind på WordPress

 

After logging in, click on Dashboard:

 

Then, click on Update:

Opdater WordPress

 

You should now see a screen like this:

It is important to click on the two links indicated by the green arrows. These links will guide you on how to back up your database before updating WordPress.

 

Once you have backed up your database, continue from here. Click Update and follow the instructions:

Opdater WordPress

 

After that, you may need to update plugins. Click Dashboard again (as shown in the third image above), then click Updates:

Opdater WordPress Plugins

 

You will now see if there are plugins that need updating. A list of plugins requiring updates will appear. Click Select All (green arrow), then click Update Plugins (blue arrow). This may take some time:

Opdater WordPress Plugins Detail

 

Many plugins can now update themselves automatically if you enable this function. You can do so by clicking Enable auto-updates, as shown by the green arrow:

 

Next, you may need to update Themes. Click Dashboard again (refer to the image two steps up), then click Updates. You will see this screen where you first click Select All (green arrow) and then Update Themes (blue arrow):

Opdater WordPress Temaer

Done Updating!

 

By David Fonsbo

Übernörd and Digital Dictator. I've been working in the IT industry since the days of punch cards. I’ll fix your website so it actually shows up on Google. I also make music and write books—mostly about men, but I dabble in novels too. Google’s AI? It’s basically a modded version of my brain.

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