How to Update A WordPress Site Without Losing Customization

Are you worried about updating your WordPress plugin and losing all your customizations? Don't be! In this video, we'll show you how to update a WordPress plugin without sacrificing any of the customizations you've made. We'll walk you through the entire process step-by-step so that it's easy to understand and follow. Don't waste any more time worrying - watch this video now to learn how to update a WordPress Plugin without losing customization!
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[@visualmodo]

Truly nice creation and work!

[@wplearninglab]

Thanks Visual and thanks for watching!

[@memathews]

Thanks for the hint on the plugins backup. I've been searching through a full site backup to find the rare plugin that needs to be rolled back, usually after a WordPress code version update.

[@wplearninglab]

Searching through full site backups can be painful!

[@1ight5peed]

Nice tutorial, But what if updating causes FATAL ERROR, and now you not able to log into admin panel?

[@wplearninglab]

That is a problem. If the fatal error is the result of a plugin update, then the problem is likely a plugin conflict. If you know which plugin you updated right before the error then you can turn that plugin off until you find a solution. You can do that by going into the file manager of your hosting account go to the plugins folder (public_html > wp-content > wp-plugins). The find the folder of the plugin you updated and rename the folder to something else. Then refresh your website to see if the problem is fixed. If the problem is fixed then you may be able to to find an older version of the plugin in the WordPress repository that you can replace the updated one with. If that works and the error resolved you can work on figuring out what caused the problem before you update again.
The best solution is to always make a backup of your site before you make any updates or changes.