Title: WordPress won't automatically update
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# WordPress won't automatically update

 *  Resolved [mchen25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mchen25/)
 * (@mchen25)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-wont-automatically-update/)
 * There is a banner in my dashboard that says that I should update to 4.6. However,
   whenever I click on “update now” it just takes me to the updates section. In 
   that section, it says I can either automatically update or manually update, but
   only provides a link to download the new file. There is no function there that
   allows me to update automatically.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-wont-automatically-update/#post-7675657)
 * If for some reason auto update does work on your server, have you considered 
   updating WP manually?
 * Download a fresh copy of the WordPress .zip file to your computer, unzip it, 
   and use that to copy up all files and folders **EXCEPT the wp-config.php file
   and the /wp-content/ directory.** You may need to delete the old wp-admin and
   wp-includes folders and files on your server before uploading the new ones. Please
   read the [Manual Update](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update)
   directions first.
    – **Backup: If you haven’t already done, always backup everything(
   including your database) before doing any actions, just in case something really
   goes wrong. You can never have enough backups! ** Useful Guides: [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups);
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database](http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database);
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup](http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup)–
   Memory: try [increasing memory ](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP)
   available for php.
 *  Thread Starter [mchen25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mchen25/)
 * (@mchen25)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-wont-automatically-update/#post-7675664)
 * Thanks,
    So I don’t replace any of the other files like all the php files underneath
   the folders?
 *  Thread Starter [mchen25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mchen25/)
 * (@mchen25)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-wont-automatically-update/#post-7675682)
 * Never mind. Loose files was what I was talking about. I didn’t know that was 
   the term but I figured it out now.
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-wont-automatically-update/#post-7675749)
 * Glad to know it 🙂

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-wont-automatically-update/#post-7675749)
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