Title: Update to wordpress 3.6.1 failed
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Update to wordpress 3.6.1 failed

 *  [bodiltj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bodiltj/)
 * (@bodiltj)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/)
 * Halo 🙂
 * I have some big issues with updated to 3.6.1. Now everything is white on every
   page. I cannot go into the adminpanel of the page anymore.
 * WHat is this – and how can I go around this?
 * I run the WooCommerse gravity form Plugin that someone mentioned. Thanks!!

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 *  [Borko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/media-x/)
 * (@media-x)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/#post-4120727)
 * Can you access your site by using the file manager provided in your host’s control
   panel. Popular file managers: cPanel, DirectAdmin, Plesk or by using an FTP client
   like Filezilla?
 *  Thread Starter [bodiltj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bodiltj/)
 * (@bodiltj)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/#post-4120729)
 * Halo 🙂
 * Thank you for your really quick answere.
 * Yes, I can reach my site by a FTP client, Filezilla.
 *  [Borko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/media-x/)
 * (@media-x)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/#post-4120733)
 * Ok. Via FTP navigate to the wp-contents folder (directory).Rename the folder “
   plugins” to “plugins.hold”,
    Now you should be able to login to your WordPress
   administration menus (/wp-admin). Let us know if it worked. It might be also 
   caused by a theme so you will have to rename the active theme folder.
 *  Thread Starter [bodiltj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bodiltj/)
 * (@bodiltj)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/#post-4120743)
 * Yes it works – but how can I get the page to functions again? 😉
 * THank you so much for your time! I really appreciate it!
    Is there some way to
   get to the 3.6. again? Then everything was ok …
 *  [Borko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/media-x/)
 * (@media-x)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/#post-4120747)
 * WP 3.6.1. fixes some security issues so i would suggest to always stick to the
   latest version. Instead of reverting back, you should locate the plugin that 
   is causing the problem.
    Via FTP rename “plugins.hold” back to “plugins”. Turn
   on plugins one by one to check which one is causing the problem.When you find
   it, delete it and find another plugin that will get the work done instead.
 *  Thread Starter [bodiltj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bodiltj/)
 * (@bodiltj)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/#post-4120755)
 * ok – if that is the only way 🙁
 *  Thread Starter [bodiltj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bodiltj/)
 * (@bodiltj)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/#post-4120761)
 * It was the gravityform from woocommerse it seems like…
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/#post-4120909)
 * > ok – if that is the only way 🙁
 * The best way I have found to deal with WordPress core upgrades is to first deactivate*
   all* plugins (and maybe even temporarily rename the plugins folder to `plugouts`
   for the duration) and then activate a default WordPress theme such as Twenty 
   Twelve prior to doing the upgrade…and then (and after restoring the `plugins`
   folder name, if necessary) re-activate my plugins (but not all at once). By doing
   that, WordPress does not have to try to step over or around anything some plugin
   might be doing or trying to do during the upgrade and there is not such a rush
   at the door while plugins are re-activating after the upgrade…and I have yet 
   to ever have any trouble either during or after a core upgrade.
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-to-wordpress-361/#post-4120937)
 * > doing the upgrade…and then (and after restoring the plugins folder name, if
   > necessary)
 * Oops, I goofed. Temporarily renaming the plugins folder will *completely* deactivate
   even the plugins that do not fully disengage even when deactivated, but then 
   that folder needs to be renamed back to `plugins` *before* the core upgrade to
   be sure the upgrade does not complain like when adding or upgrading “Dolly”, 
   for example.

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