Title: How to update wordPress
Last modified: August 19, 2016

---

# How to update wordPress

 *  [fs_tigre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fs_tigre/)
 * (@fs_tigre)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-update-wordpress-1/)
 * Hi,
 * I just created my first theme locally using MAMP and then uploaded it to my server
   but now I’m wondering how or what would be the proper way to update my site.
 * Do I work on my live site and than update the one in my computer or do I work
   locally and than update the one in my server?
 * How you guys do it? Can you guys share the method you guys use?
 * Thanks

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

 *  [miocene22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miocene22/)
 * (@miocene22)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-update-wordpress-1/#post-1312193)
 * Work on the live site. You can preview your posts/pages before publishing.
 * There is usually no need to update the site on your computer as local wordpress
   installs are usually just used for development.
 * If you wish to keep a backup you can always download an .xml file of your content
   from your site
 *  Thread Starter [fs_tigre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fs_tigre/)
 * (@fs_tigre)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-update-wordpress-1/#post-1312195)
 * Thank you for your comments!
 *  Thread Starter [fs_tigre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fs_tigre/)
 * (@fs_tigre)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-update-wordpress-1/#post-1312275)
 * I guess I was referring more about theme changes like new templates, plug-in 
   and stuff that changes the functionality of the site.
 * Thanks

Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

The topic ‘How to update wordPress’ is closed to new replies.

 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [fs_tigre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fs_tigre/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-update-wordpress-1/#post-1312275)
 * Status: not resolved

## Topics

### Topics with no replies

### Non-support topics

### Resolved topics

### Unresolved topics

### All topics