Title: Update failed Last modified: November 16, 2025 --- # Update failed * Resolved [ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/) * (@ostpassat) * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/) * Hello Hello, I’ve been trying to update the event calendar for a while now. Unfortunately, the update keeps failing. * PHP 8.3 WP 6.8.2 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/ost-blog.passat32.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot- 2025-11-16-145738.jpg?ssl=1) * ![](https://i0.wp.com/ost-blog.passat32.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot- 2025-11-16-151740.jpg?ssl=1) - This topic was modified 6 months, 3 weeks ago by [ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/). - This topic was modified 6 months, 3 weeks ago by [ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/). - This topic was modified 6 months, 3 weeks ago by [ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/). * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fupdate-failed-106%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Plugin Support [tristan083](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tristan083/) * (@tristan083) * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/#post-18721282) * Hi [@ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/) , * Thank you for reaching out. * Looking at your screenshot, it appears you’re trying to update from an earlier version of The Events Calendar. Have you completed the [Migration to the New Event Data System](https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/migrating/)? * Thread Starter [ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/) * (@ostpassat) * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/#post-18721412) * Hi [@tristan083](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tristan083/) * Thank you for your response. Status is “completed” * Olaf * ThemeHappenStance * Multisite-Views V2 StatusAktiviert * Custom Tables Migration StatusCompleted * Custom Tables Health CheckGood!Settings - recurring_events_are_hidden = hidden - tribeEventsTemplate = default - tribeEventsBeforeHTML = - tribeEventsAfterHTML = - previous_ecp_versions =Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 3.9.1 [2] => 3.9.3 [3] => 3.10.1[ 4] => 3.12.3 [5] => 3.12.5 [6] => 4.1.2 [7] => 4.2.3 [8] => 4.3 [9] => 4.4.0.1[ 10] => 4.4.1.1 [11] => 4.5.7 [12] => 4.6.5 [13] => 4.6.14.1 [14] => 4.6.23[ 15] => 4.7.2 [16] => 4.7.3 [17] => 4.7.4 [18] => 4.8.2 [19] => 4.9.2 [20] => 4.9.6 [21] => 4.9.7 [22] => 4.9.9 [23] => 4.9.12 [24] => 4.9.13 [25] => 5.0.3.1 [26] => 5.1.0 [27] => 5.1.5 [28] => 5.1.6 [29] => 5.2.1.1 [30] => 5.3.1.1 [31] => 5.3.2.1 [32] => 5.8.0 [33] => 5.12.2 [34] => 5.16.0 [35] = > 6.0.8 ) * Plugin Support [tristan083](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tristan083/) * (@tristan083) * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/#post-18721479) * Hi [@ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/) , * Thank you for your message and the information. * We may be looking at some file permission issues here. At this point, I recommend that you try manually updating the plugin (see [Manual Updates](https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/manual-updates/)). To be safe, we strongly urge testing updates in a [staging environment](https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/creating-and-using-a-wordpress-staging-site/). * Thread Starter [ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/) * (@ostpassat) * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/#post-18722338) * ![](https://i0.wp.com/ost-blog.passat32.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot- 2025-11-17-163540.jpg?ssl=1) * [@tristan083](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tristan083/) Manual installation at the WordPress level doesn’t work either. * Plugin Support [tristan083](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tristan083/) * (@tristan083) * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/#post-18722896) * Hi [@ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/) , * Thank you for your message, and I’m sorry to hear of the continued difficulties. * Could you please try the FTP method — [Replacing the plugin files via FTP](https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/manual-updates/#updating-via-ftp)? * Thread Starter [ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/) * (@ostpassat) * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/#post-18722905) * Yes, i will try. But I think it´s better to make a backup before. * Thread Starter [ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/) * (@ostpassat) * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/#post-18722918) * ![](https://i0.wp.com/ost-blog.passat32.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot- 2025-11-18-020600.jpg?ssl=1) * I’ve finally found a way to get it working. * I created an empty directory called …/Category_Colors via FTP and then simply tried again using WordPress. * It actually worked. * Plugin Support [tristan083](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tristan083/) * (@tristan083) * [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/#post-18723007) * That’s great to hear, [@ostpassat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ostpassat/)! * I’ll be closing this thread now, but please do not hesitate to bump a new thread on our way if you have further questions/concerns. This is for us to track down topics/issues efficiently and for us to adhere to the [WordPress Forum Guidelines](https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/). * If you have some time to review, that would be amazing! [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/the-events-calendar/reviews/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/the-events-calendar/reviews/) Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘Update failed’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/the-events-calendar/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=2516440) * [The Events Calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/the-events-calendar/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/the-events-calendar/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/the-events-calendar/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/the-events-calendar/reviews/) * 8 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [tristan083](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tristan083/) * Last activity: [6 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-106/#post-18723007) * Status: resolved