How to Update a Theme or Plugin?

WordPress has a built-in feature to install themes and plugins by uploading a zip file. Unfortunately, you cannot update a theme or plugin using the same process. Instead, WordPress will display a "The directory you want to install to already exists" error when you try to update with a zip file and will end the process without performing the update..

Now, the manual update with the plugin Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades very easy.

To use it, first install and activate the plugin. Once activated, you can update any theme or plugin by simply uploading a zip file.

How do I update a plugin?

  1. Download the latest zip file for the plugin you want to update from our site.
  2. Log in to your WordPress site.
  3. Go to Plugins > Add New.
  4. Click on the "Load plugin" button at the top of the page.
  5. Select the zip file with the new version of the plugin to install.
  6. Click on the "Install Now" button.
  7. The plugin is now up to date.

How do I update a topic?

  1. Download the latest zip file for the theme you want to update from our site.
  2. Log in to your WordPress site.
  3. Go to Appearance > Themes.
  4. Click on the "Add new" button at the top of the page.
  5. Click on the "Upload Theme" button at the top of the page.
  6. Select the zip file with the new version of the theme to install.
  7. Click on the "Install Now" button.
  8. Done! the topic is now up to date.
Important!

In most cases the files you download from PillBanana contain not only the plugin or theme, but also documentation and additional material. So, before uploading the file to Wordpress, you will have to unzip the entire contents of the archive and find the correct file.