Title: 3.5.2 and plugins
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# 3.5.2 and plugins

 *  [Harvezter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harvezter/)
 * (@harvezter)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/352-and-plugins/)
 * I am new to WP… and this is my first update… I am worried about updating and 
   my plugins not working after. Is this something I need to worry about?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/352-and-plugins/#post-3864856)
 * Try:
 * – deactivating **all** plugins
    – switching to the default 2012 theme – [backing up your database](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups)–
   finally running the update.
 *  Thread Starter [Harvezter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harvezter/)
 * (@harvezter)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/352-and-plugins/#post-3864860)
 * then what happens? (sorry if that a silly question)
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/352-and-plugins/#post-3864862)
 * If the site is still working OK, start reactivating your plugin and original 
   theme one-by-one.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/352-and-plugins/#post-3864864)
 * If it helps at all, I’ve just updated 15 sites in about 30 minutes with absolutely
   no problems 🙂
 *  [Shaun Scovil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sscovil/)
 * (@sscovil)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/352-and-plugins/#post-3864867)
 * With every update (theme, plugin or WP core) there is a chance that some sort
   of conflict could arise. The WordPress core development team works diligently
   to mitigate this on their end and ensure backwards compatibility, but it is a
   risk inherent in any software environment where third-party (theme and plugin)
   developers introduce code.
 * The best thing to do is back up your database (you should do this regularly anyway)
   and your wp-contents directory before making any changes. Then install updates
   one at a time, thoroughly testing your website after each update is applied to
   see if anything is not working correctly.
 * Doing this will help you narrow down the source of your problem, if you encounter
   one. From there, reach out to the theme or plugin developer directly if possible,
   or post your questions here.
 *  Thread Starter [Harvezter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harvezter/)
 * (@harvezter)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/352-and-plugins/#post-3864884)
 * to back up my database, I can just export from PhpMyAdmin? correct? or is that
   not a good practice?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/352-and-plugins/#post-3864890)
 * Using Phpmyadmin to create a database backup is just fine if you can manage it.
   🙂

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