Title: Upgrading WordPress
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Upgrading WordPress

 *  [icgamers_wade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icgamers_wade/)
 * (@icgamers_wade)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-6/)
 * I just took over this site, and we really need to upgrade due to wordpress version
   being so old. SEO, etc really needs to be upgraded, but I am not sure what the
   best way to do this without breaking our custom template.
 * First I am not quite sure what version we have. Where would I look to figure 
   that out?? Then I need to know what is the best route to upgrade. Any help would
   be great.

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 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-6/#post-1515352)
 * You should be able to see the version of WP in your “dashboard” or in the source
   of the blog (using the browser check “generator”). After having made sure what
   version you have, don’t try to upgrade from a stoneage version to the newest.
   There have been too many changes in the database structure. See [this hint](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/356498?replies=6).
   Get old versions [here](http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/). Upgrad
   instructions [here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress).
    It is quite
   likely that the theme no longer works. Many functionalities have been added and
   some removed during the years. There’s no way of telling beforehand.
 *  Thread Starter [icgamers_wade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icgamers_wade/)
 * (@icgamers_wade)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-6/#post-1515533)
 * So upgrading straight from 2.2 (thats the version we have now to 2.9 would not
   be a good idea?? Wonder if going one to another would do it?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-6/#post-1515535)
 * Yes, follow the hint that Gangleri linked to.

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 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-6/#post-1515535)
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