Title: Phantom update status
Last modified: September 30, 2024

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# Phantom update status

 *  [abisti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abisti/)
 * (@abisti)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phantom-update-status/)
 * Hi
   WP constantly gives me the red circle indicating an update needed, and has
   done for the last 3 weeks.. But no updates are needed. No other issues on the
   site.Any ideas? I’ve purged the cache so it’s not that.ThanksGerard
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fphantom-update-status%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [M. Asif Hossain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asifsiam97/)
 * (@asifsiam97)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phantom-update-status/#post-18045648)
 * Hello [@abisti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abisti/),
   It sounds like 
   you might be experiencing a stuck update notification, which can sometimes happen
   due to database inconsistencies or plugin conflicts. Here are a few things you
   can try:
    1. Go to _Dashboard > Updates_ and click “Check Again” to refresh the update status.
    2. Clear the object cache if you’re using a caching plugin that includes object
       caching.
    3. Try disabling all plugins, then check the update status, and re-enable them.
    4. Make sure your theme doesn’t need updates, as that could trigger the notification
       as well.
 *  Thread Starter [abisti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abisti/)
 * (@abisti)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phantom-update-status/#post-18047310)
 * Thanks asif, it turned out to be the WP Forms plugin, which has been causing 
   other problems too. We’re onto their support.

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 * [Updates](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/updates/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [abisti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abisti/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phantom-update-status/#post-18047310)
 * Status: not resolved

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