Hi all,
It’s been a while since my last update (I’m running 7.5) I’ve done updates in the past via the ftp method and not had any problems. I thought I’d just ask if there is anything to be aware of that might catch me out when updating from 7.5 to 8.7?
Thanks in advance!
Hello,
There have been many changes since 7.5 so I recommend doing a full back-up of your site before attempting the update. It is also recommended to create a staging site so you can test the new features before updating to live. This guide could be useful: http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-create-staging-environment-for-a-wordpress-site/
Thank you!
Thanks,
I just watched the ftp update video on the documentation page and it showed the new theme overwriting the old? Would it not be better to fully delete for previous Newspaper folder rather than overwriting?
Thanks
Also, I’m going through the child theme files included with version 8.7 and I can see style.css has reference to version 7.7 and the functions.php file references V6.3+ I’m guessing these are just old references and not to worry about them?
Indeed the old theme should be removed (or overwritten) when updating the theme by FTP. Don’t worry about the child theme version, it will work properly and there will be no problem.
