Title: Missing message to update WordPress!
Last modified: August 20, 2018

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# Missing message to update WordPress!

 *  [iacino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iacino/)
 * (@iacino)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-message-to-update-wordpress/)
 * I took over this website and want to update it to 4.9.8 but it’s missing the 
   message to update on the dashboard. I tried following the directions at [https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Your_Browser_to_Diagnose_JavaScript_Errors](https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Your_Browser_to_Diagnose_JavaScript_Errors)
   
   thinking I had a script error and used the WP_DEBUG script but I get a message
   about the new update which is the current version! I only found one article on
   the internet about this and find it hard to believe that there isn’t more info.
   Any ideas?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fmissing-message-to-update-wordpress%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Freddie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fmixell/)
 * (@fmixell)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-message-to-update-wordpress/#post-10605155)
 * If you wait a little bit it will probably tell you to update soon. These things
   run on cronjobs so it’ll realize it’s behind.
 * Or you could go the path less traveled by and update WordPress the hard way.
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended](https://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended)
 *  [jackthegreat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackthegreat/)
 * (@jackthegreat)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-message-to-update-wordpress/#post-10605175)
 * Did you try turning it off and on?
 *  [fixmysite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fixmysite/)
 * (@fixmysite)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-message-to-update-wordpress/#post-10605232)
 * ^^^ LOL. Seriously try it.
 * But yeah, either wait like fmixell said or just go ahead and do the manual install.
   It looks scarier than it really is.
 *  Thread Starter [iacino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iacino/)
 * (@iacino)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-message-to-update-wordpress/#post-10605921)
 * I don’t think it’s going to show up because I’m missing the message that tells
   you what version you are using and that never goes away. I wanted to update before
   enacting SSL. The extended update does look scary and I may have to try it. Where
   do you turn it off and on? If it’s in wp-config, I did that.
 *  [Rocio Valdivia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/_dorsvenabili/)
 * (@_dorsvenabili)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-message-to-update-wordpress/#post-10606601)
 * Hi [@iacino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iacino/),
 * Have you checked this page in your wp-admin?
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/Dashboard_Updates_Screen](https://codex.wordpress.org/Dashboard_Updates_Screen)
 * You should be able to see the list of things that need to be updated in your 
   WP installation.
 * If you still can’t see the WP version in that page, it’s possible that the previous
   admin added a plugin or function to not showing it.
 * If you think is the case, check the list of plugins looking for one which removes
   the WP version or similar.
 * But in case you can’t find any plugin, check the files of the activated theme
   looking for something like these snippets:
    [https://digwp.com/2009/07/remove-wordpress-version-number/](https://digwp.com/2009/07/remove-wordpress-version-number/)
   [https://wparena.com/how-to-hide-or-remove-the-wordpress-upgrade-message-in-the-dashboard/](https://wparena.com/how-to-hide-or-remove-the-wordpress-upgrade-message-in-the-dashboard/)

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## Tags

 * [updating](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/updating/)
 * [wp_debug](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_debug/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Rocio Valdivia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/_dorsvenabili/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-message-to-update-wordpress/#post-10606601)
 * Status: not resolved

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