{"id":3498,"date":"2021-06-30T17:41:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T16:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getglow.io\/?post_type=wiki&#038;p=3498"},"modified":"2024-07-12T11:59:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T10:59:19","slug":"update-plugins-multiple-clients","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wiki\/update-plugins-multiple-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Update plugins for multiple websites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are two ways to update plugins for multiple websites: either by plugin name, or by website name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to your Glow account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once logged in, click on <code>WordPress Tasks<\/code> from the main left hand menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>WordPress Tasks<\/code> screen will load the <code>Plugins<\/code> tab from the inner menu automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-1-1024x535.png\" alt=\"manage multiple wordpress sites with glow - bulk update wordpress plugins - part 1\" class=\"wp-image-7789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-1-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-1-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-1.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the top of the <code>Plugins<\/code> screen, you will notice that the page has loaded on the <code>By plugin<\/code> tab by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(If you want to perform this action on a website-by-website basis, move down to <a href=\"#jump\">Step 8<\/a> below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The available updates are represented in different information bars and to begin the update process, click on the information bar for one of the plugins and the panel will expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-3-1024x536.png\" alt=\"manage multiple wordpress sites with glow - bulk update wordpress plugins - part 3\" class=\"wp-image-7795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-3-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-3-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-3-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-3.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the checkbox to the left of each of the websites that you would like to update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having clicked on the checkboxes you will notice that the <code>Update<\/code> button in the bottom right corner of the panel is now clickable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the <code>Update<\/code><strong> <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-4-1024x536.png\" alt=\"manage multiple wordpress sites with glow - bulk update wordpress plugins - part 4\" class=\"wp-image-7794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-4-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-4-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-4-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-4.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few things will now happen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The websites that you selected will disappear from the panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of sites requiring an update in the header of the panel will have reduced by the number you chose to update<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(If you chose all of them, the entire panel will have disappeared too)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <code>In progress<\/code> tab across the top will have a small number next to it, indicating the number of updates currently being processed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jump\">Step 8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you instead want to perform the updates on a website-by-website basis, you can do this from the by clicking on the <code>By website<\/code> tab across the top of the <code>WordPress Tasks<\/code> screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-glow-update-plugins-5-1024x536.png\" alt=\"manage multiple wordpress sites with glow - 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