Title: Cannot manually update
Last modified: July 18, 2026

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# Cannot manually update

 *  [rcx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcx/)
 * (@rcx)
 * [1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-manually-update/)
 * When I tried to mollify Wordfence by “manually updating”, in order to get rid
   of the annoying reminder, I got this error message: “Please verify you have permissions
   to write to the /wp-content/wflogs directory.” I am the website administrator,
   so don’t understand this error message. How can I correct? –Rick
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcannot-manually-update%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [wfmark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfmark/)
 * (@wfmark)
 * [2 hours, 17 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-manually-update/#post-18974856)
 * Hi [@rcx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcx/) , Thank you for reaching 
   out.
 * The error you are seeing is a file permission issue at the server level rather
   than a WordPress admin issue. Here is how to fix it:
 * Via cPanel File Manager:
    1. Log into cPanel
    2. Go to File Manager
    3. Navigate to wp-content/wflogs/
    4. Right-click → Change Permissions
    5. Set to 755 and save
 * Via FTP:
    1. Connect to your site via FTP
    2. Navigate to wp-content/wflogs/
    3. Right-click → File Permissions
    4. Set to 755 and click OK
 * If you are unsure how to do this, your hosting provider should be able to assist.
 * Please let us know if you need any further help!
   Thanks,Mark

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 * Last activity: [2 hours, 17 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-manually-update/#post-18974856)
 * Status: not resolved