Title: Upgrading without deactivating plugins
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Upgrading without deactivating plugins

 *  [erwanpia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erwanpia/)
 * (@erwanpia)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-without-deactivating-plugins/)
 * Hi, I have started a host ssytem where all websites (count 3 as of today 🙂 share
   the same wordpress code, each website hs its own database
 * the thing is, they all use various plugins suchas as SEO ultimate, WPML, verve
   meta boxes etc…
 * I would like to perform worpdress core manual updates without deactivating plugins.
 * this is because I’m afraid deactivating plugins would kill related configuration
   and content
 * what potential harm could this cause ? I have previously performed such maintenance
   operations (replacing php / wp-admin / wp-includes) without deactivating plugins
   and oooo it worked
 * just askin… Thanks for anwsers

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 *  [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnlamansky/)
 * (@johnlamansky)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-without-deactivating-plugins/#post-1547319)
 * SEO Ultimate’s settings will be maintained even if you deactivate it. This is
   true for basically all other WordPress plugins as well.
 *  Thread Starter [erwanpia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erwanpia/)
 * (@erwanpia)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-without-deactivating-plugins/#post-1547501)
 * yes but that means I have to deactivate plugins on a lot of sites, any idea of
   consequence if I don’t and just upgrade ?

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 * Last reply from: [erwanpia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erwanpia/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-without-deactivating-plugins/#post-1547501)
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