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tarry nwaise
tarry nwaise
1,391 Points
Posted by tarry nwaise
tarry nwaise
1,391 Points

updating/reinstalling a WordPress site

I have a site that says I need to update:

reinstall now or Download 4.1.1 should I repeat the whole manual process?

2 Answers

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Tarry,

Normally it'll say something along the lines of:

If you need to re-install version 4.1.1–xx_XX, you can do so here or download the package and re-install manually

Does it say You have the latest version of WordPress. above it though?

If so, it's just letting you know that if you need to re-install it at any point you can using any of those options.

-Rich

Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points
Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points

If your WordPress site is running as it should be, I would just run the update. Make sure you make a backup of your site before you run the update. There are a lot of free plugins in the WordPress plugin repository that can assist you with backups.