Title: Upgrade WordPress
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Upgrade WordPress

 *  [TriciaB](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triciab/)
 * (@triciab)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-wordpress-1/)
 * I’ve been asked to update a WordPress site that uses a very old version of WordPress–
   can’t even see which one. The dashboard looks nothing like current versions and
   I can’t see an admin tab or an updates tab in order to update it.
 * Any suggestions? The site is [http://www.hamanaafrica.co.uk](http://www.hamanaafrica.co.uk/)
 * Thanks

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 *  [erfg12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erfg12/)
 * (@erfg12)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-wordpress-1/#post-2085965)
 * Go to [http://www.hamanaafrica.co.uk/wp-admin](http://www.hamanaafrica.co.uk/wp-admin)
   is there an update tag there? If so, be careful it doesn’t damage the theme as
   well. If you can, back up the theme folder first before the upgrade.
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-wordpress-1/#post-2085968)
 * you are using version 2.2.1
 * next up, you’ll need this link:
    [http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/](http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/)
 * And finally:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended)
 * You’ll need to go incrementally maybe 2.3, 2.7, 2.9 then the auto update may 
   work
 * I’m not sure the exact increment sequence, but that seems good judging by the
   abvove article I linked
 * deactivate all plugins first. Many will be incompatible with the new versions
 * Your theme may be as well…..
 *  Thread Starter [TriciaB](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triciab/)
 * (@triciab)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-wordpress-1/#post-2085993)
 * Thanks for that – I’m going to redo the whole site as it’s way out of date so
   it won’t be a disaster if I lose stuff but I’ll try and back up first.
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-wordpress-1/#post-2086167)
 * Yeah, just back up all the files and the database. That way if anything goes 
   south, you can just restore from those backups and try again

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * Last activity: [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-wordpress-1/#post-2086167)
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