Title: Updating WordPress Error
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Updating WordPress Error

 *  [wprun](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpressrun/)
 * (@wordpressrun)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error-2/)
 * I recently updates WordPress to the latest version (Im not entirely sure which
   version its from) and after I did that, occasionally when using the site or backend,
   a blank screen would come up and show the text “error”.
 * I restored a backup and its all ok now.
 * I dont want to keep this old version forever. What can I do to update, without
   this issue?
 * Thanks !

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error-2/#post-6782398)
 * Update to 4.3.1 again, but when you see the error again, do this:
 * Try [manually resetting your plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)(
   no Dashboard access required). If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one
   individually until you find the cause.
 * If that does not resolve the issue, access your server via [FTP or SFTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients),
   navigate to `/wp-content/themes/` and rename the directory of your currently 
   active theme. This will force the default theme to activate and hopefully rule-
   out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins).

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## Tags

 * [update error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/update-error/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-wordpress-error-2/#post-6782398)
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