Title: Updating WordPress
Last modified: September 29, 2019

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# Updating WordPress

 *  Resolved [Cammy DeAngel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cammy-deangel/)
 * (@cammy-deangel)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-38/)
 * I wanted to open a plugin today but is says, ” requires a more recent version
   of WordPress and has been paused. Please update WordPress.” So I went to my updates
   page to see. My updates page says, “You have the latest version of WordPress.
   Future security updates will be applied automatically.” However I’m running on
   Version 4.9.8 .
    How to update to 5.1 or higher? I see no option to update just
   to reinstall the one I have. I did tell it to “check again” but still no option
   to update. Any ideas?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fupdating-wordpress-38%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-38/#post-11980090)
 * Hm, 4.9.8 isn’t even the latest version of the 4.9 branch.
 * Try [downloading WordPress](https://wordpress.org/download/) again, access your
   server via [SFTP or FTP](https://wordpress.org/support/article/ftp-clients/),
   or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel (consult your hosting
   provider’s documentation for specifics on these), and delete then replace your
   copies of everything on the server **except** the wp-config.php file and the /
   wp-content/ directory with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively
   replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings.
 * Some uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget 
   to delete the original files before replacing them.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-38/#post-11980090)
 * Status: resolved

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