Title: Updating My WordPress System
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Updating My WordPress System

 *  [tonywright](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tonywright/)
 * (@tonywright)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-my-wordpress-system/)
 * 1) Where do I view the version of my current WordPress?
    2) Do I have to do a
   full new installation? 3) What do I need to back up to save all settings and 
   info? 4) Is there an update file rather than having to start from scratch again?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-my-wordpress-system/#post-274252)
 * 1.`<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 1.5" /> `
    View Source on your page.
   It’s close to the top.
 * 2. No – you need to replace only core files.
 * 3. You need to backup the database:
    [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/backup/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/backup/)
   Ideally, you would also backup all your files.
 * 4. First post here:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/33189](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/33189)
   and / or [http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading)
 * If you are not sure after reading all that, just ask 🙂

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