{"id":7999099,"date":"2021-02-03T17:18:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T17:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/?post_type=faq&p=7999099"},"modified":"2025-09-30T09:38:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:38:49","slug":"updating-wpml-manually","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/ar\/faq\/updating-wpml-manually\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I update WPML?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can update WPML by going to the Plugins page, locating your WPML components, and clicking the update now link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can I update WPML to a new version?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To update WPML to a new version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Go to Plugins <\/strong>\u2192 Installed Plugins<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Locate the outdated WPML components (e.g., WPML Multilingual CMS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click the update now<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    How can I force a WPML update?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If there\u2019s a new WPML version, but it\u2019s not yet available on your website, you can \u201cforce-update\u201d to the new WPML version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Go to Plugins <\/strong>\u2192 Add Plugins<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Switch to the Commercial <\/strong>tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Click the Check for updates <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Select the components that have a new version.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Scroll to the bottom and check the Activate after download <\/strong>box. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Click the Download<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      How can I update a very old version of WPML?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      If you haven\u2019t updated WPML in a long time, it\u2019s important that you update it gradually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Go to Plugins <\/strong>\u2192 Installed Plugins<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Deactivate and delete WPML and all its components. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Next, go to the WPML changelog<\/a> and download the major WPML version closest to yours<\/strong>. For example, if you have WPML 3.9, the closest major version would be 4.0.8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins <\/strong>and upload the WPML version.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Repeat these steps and update WPML one major version at a time. Once you have the latest version of WPML, install the latest versions for the rest of your WPML add-ons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        You can manually update WPML by deactivating the old version and reinstalling it via the OTGS Installer plugin, keeping your translations intact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":353313,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":15,"template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"faq-category":[26127],"class_list":["post-7999099","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-category-getting-started"],"spectra_custom_meta":{"_subscription_coupon_product_id":["0"],"_wpml_word_count":["251"],"_wpv_contains_gutenberg_views":[""],"_views_template":["0"],"_wpml_media_featured":["1"],"_wpml_media_duplicate":["1"],"_alp_processed":["1759225129"],"_wpml_location_migration_done":["1"],"_edit_lock":["1759231020:77595"],"_edit_last":["76577"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["90"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":[""],"faq_order":["10"],"wpcf-faq-category":["1"],"_oembed_085e890236af876c824fa92e59328670":["