Title: Plugin/version updates not completing
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Plugin/version updates not completing

 *  Resolved [rebecca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rebeccayoung/)
 * (@rebeccayoung)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pluginversion-updates-not-completing/)
 * Hello,
 * I apologise if this is a common issue, but a quick search around didn’t help.
 * WordPress version updates and plugin updates _theoretically_ work fine for me
   on a site I am managing, but the update page itself never seems to complete/finalise,
   and runs the ‘Updating…’ messages continuously. However, when I open the site
   in a new tab, it is _not_ in maintenance mode, and updates seem to have processed
   as expected. I’ve then been able to close the ‘Updating…’ page without adverse
   effects – but still, it seems odd.
 * I’d be grateful for any suggestions – for example, is this likely to be a server
   issue? Or a particular plugin?
 * Thank you!

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pluginversion-updates-not-completing/#post-6434424)
 * I suggest **MANUAL** updating. 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 copies of files & folder on your server before uploading the new ones.
   Read the [Manual Update ](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update)
   directions first.
    – **If you haven’t already done, always backup everything (
   including your database) before doing any actions, just in case something really
   goes wrong.**
 *  Thread Starter [rebecca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rebeccayoung/)
 * (@rebeccayoung)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pluginversion-updates-not-completing/#post-6434460)
 * Thanks so much for the helpful information, Tara. I’ve performed a successful
   manual update to the latest version, and hopefully this should have solved the
   problem for future plugin updates as well?
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pluginversion-updates-not-completing/#post-6434463)
 * you are welcome 🙂

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## Tags

 * [plugin updates](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plugin-updates/)
 * [Updates](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/updates/)

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pluginversion-updates-not-completing/#post-6434463)
 * Status: resolved

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