Title: Does plugin update overwrite data
Last modified: March 7, 2020

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# Does plugin update overwrite data

 *  [oceanwprocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oceanwprocks/)
 * (@oceanwprocks)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-plugin-update-overwrite-data/)
 * Hi!
 * I just built a webshop using WordPress & WooCommerce. I have a question that 
   I couldn’t find the answer for online:
 * When I update a WordPress plugin (e.g. the WooCommerce plugin), does that overwrite
   all the existing data for that plugin? Or does it merge new data into the existing
   PHP file?
 * Thanks in advance!
 * Cheers,
 * Joris
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [oceanwprocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oceanwprocks/).
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
      Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Everything else WordPress
      topic

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-plugin-update-overwrite-data/#post-12519606)
 * I recommend asking at [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce)
   so the plugin’s developers and support community can help you with this.
 *  Thread Starter [oceanwprocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oceanwprocks/)
 * (@oceanwprocks)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-plugin-update-overwrite-data/#post-12519617)
 * Hi t-p,
 * Thanks I will ask at the WooCommerce plugin support page as well. But I have 
   the same question for all other plugins, WordPress plugins in general. Doesn’t
   this work the same for all WP plugins?
 * Cheers,
 * Joris
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-plugin-update-overwrite-data/#post-12519635)
 * I don’t use woocommerce. However, when I update my other plugin, it updates the
   entire plugin not just some files. For woocommerce, my suggestion is to check
   with them to be sure.
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/).
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-plugin-update-overwrite-data/#post-12519638)
 * No, plugin updates do not overwrite data, though some may do some database updates,
   depending on how the code may have changed. The actual PHP files for the plugin
   are removed and replaced.

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 * Last reply from: [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
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