Fata error when updating to newest version

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Last updated by annaT-15 2 months ago.

Assisted by: Bigul.

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February 12, 2025 at 8:42 am #16694619
annaT-15	Background of the issue: My site has been auto-updated to the newest WordPress version, and today I wanted to update my plugins. After trying to update WPML, the update got stuck and the site crashed. I went to Add new plugin - Commercial - WPML, clicked on search for updates, then I ticked the checkboxes on all updates and clicked update. Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link (I have reversed everything via backup). Symptoms: Update got stuck loading and the site crashed. PHP Warning: include(/home/w0efpec/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/classes/block-editor/Blocks/LanguageSwitcher/Parser.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory. PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'WPMLConvertIds' not found in /home/w0efpec/public_html/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-multilingual/inc/class-wcml-store-pages.php:205. Questions: Why did the update get stuck and cause the site to crash? How can I safely update WPML?
February 12, 2025 at 9:19 am #16694875
Bigul WPML Supporter since 01/2013 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)	Hello, Welcome to the WPML support forum. I will do my best to help you to resolve the issue. Maybe the bug you have faced while upgrading is related to this known issue - https://wpml.org/errata/fatal-error-updating-wpml-4-7/ So please upgrade WPML plugins in the following order after a full site backup and make sure they are working as expected or not. 1) WPML Multilingual CMS 2) WPML String Translation 3) WPML Media Translation 4) WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency 5) WPML CMS Nav 6) WPML Sticky Links -- Thanks! Bigul
February 13, 2025 at 9:35 am #16700937
annaT-15	I will wait until the fix is released and then update, thanks