{"id":3408,"date":"2021-06-28T13:51:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T12:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getglow.io\/?post_type=wiki&#038;p=3408"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:09:33","slug":"updating-plugins-client-area","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wiki\/updating-plugins-client-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Updating core, plugins &amp; themes in the Website Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Login to your Glow account and click on <code>Websites<\/code> from the main left hand menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the website that you want to run updates for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll now be shown the <a href=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wiki\/what-is-the-website-area\/\"><code>Website Area<\/code><\/a> which will load on the <code>WordPress<\/code> tab by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll see 3 tabs along the top of the <code>WordPress<\/code> screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WordPress<\/strong> &#8211; where you can manage core updates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plugins<\/strong> &#8211; where you can manage and update plugins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Themes<\/strong> &#8211; where you can update themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If an update is available for core, or any of the plugins or themes, you will see the version numbers represented on the right side of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/glow-wordpress-update-management-1024x580.png\" alt=\"glow wordpress update management\" class=\"wp-image-9474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/glow-wordpress-update-management-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/glow-wordpress-update-management-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/glow-wordpress-update-management-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/glow-wordpress-update-management.png 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin the <code>Update<\/code> process, click on the checkbox to the left of the core version \/ name of the plugin \/ name of the theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wiki-note\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> For plugins and themes you can run multiple updates at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve selected your updates, click on the <code>Bulk actions<\/code> dropdown menu in the top right corner and select <code>Update<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then click the <code>Apply<\/code> button to the right of the <code>Bulk actions<\/code> dropdown menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will then see that each update shows the <code>Updating<\/code> status on the right side. 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