Title: Downgrade WordPress version
Last modified: December 9, 2020

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# Downgrade WordPress version

 *  Resolved [bestofbonus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bestofbonus/)
 * (@bestofbonus)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downgrade-wordpress-version-2/)
 * Hello,
 * I made a full backup with wordpress version 5.5.3. I updated to version 5.6 today
   and it completely broke my site.
 * I tried to reverse this update by restoring everything, except the Uploads folder
   but I’m still stuck with WordPress 5.6.
 * Did I do something wrong or can I not downgrade the WordPress version anymore?
 * Cheers,
    Stan

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 *  [hammersmithsociety](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hammersmithsociety/)
 * (@hammersmithsociety)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downgrade-wordpress-version-2/#post-13766885)
 * Metoo. 5.6 trashed my site.
 * Worse, my Google Drive restore keeps timing out, I know this because I get warnings
   that the restore file size is different (plugins dir is the main problem, only
   70MB, uploads is much bigger) and each time I restore it’s a different size (
   fails at a different point). Manually copying the files to the updraft directory
   works OK, albeit takes forever of course. But then, despite all looking OK, still
   on 5.6, as OP reports.
 * Is there at least a variable to set the Google Drive timeout ? My webserver is
   Litespeed, but never had issues before, on either backups or restores.
 * PS I used the downgrade WP plugins to reinstall 5.5.3, then restored just the
   database again, now OK. But would appreciate a fix for Google Drive
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by [hammersmithsociety](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hammersmithsociety/).
 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downgrade-wordpress-version-2/#post-13769683)
 * Hi,
 * For us to check, can you please send us full copy of the restoration log?
    You
   can find this log in the ‘wp-content/updraft’ directory of your site via FTP.
   You can send the log file and copy the contents into an online tool (such as 
   [http://pastebin.com/](http://pastebin.com/) )
 * Best Wishes,
    Bryle
 *  Thread Starter [bestofbonus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bestofbonus/)
 * (@bestofbonus)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downgrade-wordpress-version-2/#post-13771195)
 * Hello,
 * Since I run into RAM issues with the server when I do a full restore at once 
   I restore each section seperately. These are the logs:
 * Database:
    [https://privatebin.net/?c785e251fbad3649#6zrQf8JUt5jQaiCGMHxCktHP65vSFPnHGe2rjVrCPFYA](https://privatebin.net/?c785e251fbad3649#6zrQf8JUt5jQaiCGMHxCktHP65vSFPnHGe2rjVrCPFYA)
 * Plugins:
    [https://privatebin.net/?3263f7b983b2e618#EtRVjGdZV45w8VSCN9yyqpuiuTk8xpyHsTB8NK6oZXMz](https://privatebin.net/?3263f7b983b2e618#EtRVjGdZV45w8VSCN9yyqpuiuTk8xpyHsTB8NK6oZXMz)
 * Themes:
    [https://privatebin.net/?336140f71e876ded#CH9biJLQ9FzBTcYnoJMgTigjutGen7p5QJkGQSCQ1j2h](https://privatebin.net/?336140f71e876ded#CH9biJLQ9FzBTcYnoJMgTigjutGen7p5QJkGQSCQ1j2h)
 * Others:
    [https://privatebin.net/?2a490645a48e5107#HYgTMBRtUfYfRC66JMD5GCBuiZXx4Q6j5PZNqbWT1rGk](https://privatebin.net/?2a490645a48e5107#HYgTMBRtUfYfRC66JMD5GCBuiZXx4Q6j5PZNqbWT1rGk)
 * Cheers,
    Stan
 *  [similarfrequencies83](https://wordpress.org/support/users/similarfrequencies83/)
 * (@similarfrequencies83)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downgrade-wordpress-version-2/#post-13773032)
 * Good Day!
 * For some reason WordPress Updated Automatically. I distinctly remember having
   my site set up to manually be updated. But, I also know I have had a few website
   designer’s working on my site since then. Either or since this WordPress 5.6 
   Update, my footer and header contents have disappeared, the slideshow/wheel for
   my store has disappeared and a few other issues. I just need to know how I can
   revert this update. I don’t have the time to fix every issue manually right now.
   Can someone please give me direct instructions on how to downgrade from this 
   WordPress 5.6?
 * My Best,
 * Max
 *  Thread Starter [bestofbonus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bestofbonus/)
 * (@bestofbonus)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downgrade-wordpress-version-2/#post-13778480)
 * Since it didn’t work for me with the backup restore I used WP Downgrade plugin
   for now.
    I just wondered why updraft didn’t bring it back with a database restore.

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