Title: Updating WordPress
Last modified: April 22, 2020

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# Updating WordPress

 *  [seekinginfo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seekinginfo/)
 * (@seekinginfo)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-43/)
 * Hello,
 * I got someone to develop a site for me. It’s not a premium theme. Recently, I
   saw the notice to Update WordPress.
 * If I update to have the most recent version of WordPress, would that destroy 
   any customization in my site?
 * If yes, how or what should I do to update and still have the customization, so
   that my site works as it should? Thanks.
    -  This topic was modified 6 years ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).

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 *  [engineeringsnipits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engineeringsnipits/)
 * (@engineeringsnipits)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-43/#post-12716550)
 * I’ve updated mine a couple of times and haven’t had an issue with any customization.
   It’ll also depend on what you’ve customized, but be sure to check any plugins
   that your site might have for compatibility.
 * Also if you can, be sure to backup your website so if an issue occurs you can
   roll-back. There’s quite a few options here and it depends on the access you 
   have to the machine. If you have a host, you can see if they have a backup service.
 * Also check the master list for known issues to see if there will be a conflict
   and how to resolve them:
    [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-this-first-wordpress-5-4-master-list/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-this-first-wordpress-5-4-master-list/)
    -  This reply was modified 6 years ago by [engineeringsnipits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engineeringsnipits/).
 *  Thread Starter [seekinginfo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seekinginfo/)
 * (@seekinginfo)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-43/#post-12716700)
 * Thanks very much. Well, I hope I’ll be as fortunate as you with my updates. Yes,
   my host has a backup service.
 * I’ll definitely check out the link provided. It would most certainly help. Thanks
   again.
 *  [engineeringsnipits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engineeringsnipits/)
 * (@engineeringsnipits)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-43/#post-12719893)
 * Hope it all goes well. I’d also copy any WordPress files that you’ve customized
   to a safe location then compare them after the upgrade to see if your changes
   were overwritten.

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

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 * Last activity: [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-43/#post-12719893)
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