{"id":541,"date":"2020-07-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/01\/31\/update-wordpress-plugin\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:38:10","slug":"update-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/update-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update WordPress Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UpdateWPPlugins-1-1024x538.png\" alt=\"How to update WordPress plugins\" class=\"wp-image-57147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UpdateWPPlugins-1-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UpdateWPPlugins-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UpdateWPPlugins-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UpdateWPPlugins-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning how to update <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/what-are-plugins-and-widgets\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress plugins<\/a> is vitally important for website security and usability. Keeping your plugins up-to-date helps <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wp-cerber-security-hardening-options\/\" target=\"_blank\">harden your website security <\/a>\u2014 closing doors hackers could use to access your website. It also ensures a positive user experience for your website visitors, making sure they are interacting with the most recent and compatible software.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Updates are rolled out constantly, which can make the task of updating plugins seem endless. When updating plugins after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/update-wordpress-from-admin-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">large WordPress update<\/a> and\/or<em> <\/em>when newer versions of the plugins are released by the developers, you can use one bulk action or update plugins individually.\u00a0 Separate plugin updates are actually preferred by some website owners as it helps mitigate potential theme issues that could arise after updating a plugin. For example, if you update a plugin and then notice an area of your website is broken, you can simply disable the plugin to fix it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In relation, before you update WordPress plugins, we recommended you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/\">backup your database and your website files.<\/a> This will allow you to easily restore your WordPress site to the previous configuration if plugin updates break your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Update-WordPress-Plugins-Manually\">How to Update WordPress Plugins Manually<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#WordPress-5.5-Release\">Automatically Update Plugins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Update-WordPress-Plugins-Manually\">Update WordPress Plugins Manually\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the steps below, you\u2019ll be able to quickly update all of your WordPress plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login to your WordPress dashboard<\/a>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are three areas you can navigate to for updating plugins. 1) By clicking on the circle shaped like two arrows in the top header of your dashboard. 2) By clicking <strong>Updates <\/strong>towards the top of the left sidebar menu. 3) By clicking <strong>Plugins <\/strong>further down in the left sidebar menu.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you click on the icon in the header or <strong>Updates<\/strong> in the left sidebar, you will be taken to a screen showing all updates available, both plugin and theme updates. To update your plugins, check <strong>Select All <\/strong>or select only the plugins you want to update. Then click <strong>Update Plugins<\/strong>. You will see a success message after the updates are complete.<br><br>You can also update your theme in the above area following the same steps!<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you click on <strong>Plugins<\/strong> further down in the left sidebar, you will be taken to a page showing a list of your plugins only. Similar to the above, select the plugins you want to update, select <strong>Update<\/strong> under the <em>Bulk Actions <\/em>dropdown, then click <strong>Apply<\/strong>. You can also click the <strong>update now<\/strong> link under the individual plugins to update them separately. You will see a success message after the updates are complete.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, you\u2019ve updated your plugins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UpdatePlugins.png\" alt=\"Update plugins in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-57150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UpdatePlugins.png 948w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UpdatePlugins-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UpdatePlugins-768x635.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There are three areas you can navigate to for updating plugins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Updates_updateplugins.png\" alt=\"Update plugins from update area in WordPress dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-57151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Updates_updateplugins.png 933w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Updates_updateplugins-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Updates_updateplugins-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you clicked on Updates, check Select All or select only the plugins you want to update. Then click Update Plugins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bulk_UpdatePlugins.png\" alt=\"Bulk update plugins from plugin area in WordPress dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-57148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bulk_UpdatePlugins.png 769w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bulk_UpdatePlugins-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you click on Plugins in the left sidebar, you can use the Bulk Action option to update all plugins. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"916\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Separate_UpdatePlugins.png\" alt=\"Update separate plugins from plugin area in wordpress dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-57149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Separate_UpdatePlugins.png 916w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Separate_UpdatePlugins-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Separate_UpdatePlugins-768x501.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you click on Plugins in the left sidebar, you can update plugins separately per the link under the respective plugin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"WordPress-5.5-Release\">Automatic Updates with Jetpack and WordPress 5.5 Release<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d rather automate the update process, you\u2019re in luck. You can easily \u201cset it and forget\u201d with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/how-to-use-auto-update-in-jetpack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jetpack auto-update feature<\/a>. Once Jetpack is installed, you can enable the auto-updates for all or certain plugins for simpler website management.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, as WordPress is a constantly evolving open-source software, automatic plugin updates will be built into the core as early as August 2020 with the WordPress 5.5 Release. Users can currently<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-autoupdates\/\" target=\"_blank\"> beta test the functionality via a plugin <\/a>created by the contributors of the project. However, it seems that it will be a simple, seamless addition. Allowing you to determine which plugins will be updated automatically via the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> screen in the dashboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Become a master of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/\">WordPress plugins<\/a>! Protect, optimize, secure, and expand the functionality of your website easily with the help of WordPress plugins!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"jumbotron\">\r\n<p><strong>Power Your Growth with Managed WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Unlock the full potential of your mission-critical WordPress site with scalable, purpose-built servers. 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