It sounds like the upgrade may not have completed successfully.
Try downloading WordPress again and delete then replace your copies of everything except the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings. Some uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget to delete the original files before replacing them.
Thread Starter
ChefGD
(@chefgd)
Ok…so now I have this extra work to do when it was working fine before the update?
Can I just hit the “reinstall” button?
It has taken me 1 month to get to this point. I’m not a computer wizard, so any chance of losing my site is not happening.
Is there not another way? There is nothing in updates that says I have to update….so I don’t really understand why I’m getting the message anyway.
there unfortunately aren’t many options if it’s stuck in a half upgrade. the manual upgrade james references is your best bet.
do you have any backups of the files & database? you would need both to restore properly
you could always try posting something on the jobs page if you really dont want to deal with it
http://jobs.wordpress.net/
You won’t need to restore if you manually finish the update.
If you follow the guide as directed, it will only take a few minutes, and you won’t lose any content.
Thread Starter
ChefGD
(@chefgd)
Which guide are you talking about?
Whoops, it would be good if I linked to one. 🙂
https://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended
Don’t worry, it’s a very simple process, the guide is just extremely detailed.
