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Posted by Ivan Kusakovic
Ivan Kusakovic
12,197 Points

Is it safe to update a Wordpress site which have tons of material?

That's my question :)

Kind regards,

Ivan

4 Answers

Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points
Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points

Well, it's certainly safer than NOT updating it.

Back up your database and theme files first, and there's really no risk. (except of losing service temporarily).

Ivan Kusakovic
Ivan Kusakovic
12,197 Points
Ivan Kusakovic
Ivan Kusakovic
12,197 Points

I don't know how to backup site. My friend who runs one Wordpress site asks me for this but I don't want to make some mistakes.

Some link to backup all or short explanation? Thanks in advance!

Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points
Casey Ydenberg
Casey Ydenberg
15,622 Points

Well, there are multiple plugins for backing up the database. The problem is you usually need cPanel access to restore the backup, so if the update does mess up you'll be out of luck.

Is it on Wordpress.com or similar or do you have hosting? Can you get cPanel and FTP access?

Ivan Kusakovic
Ivan Kusakovic
12,197 Points
Ivan Kusakovic
Ivan Kusakovic
12,197 Points

No for now. I knew it that I must own cPanel to backup files. Is it possible to just copy all files from root folder from cPanel and later restore it? Nothing. I will check with friend for cPanel infos and then I will ask.

Thanks