The Easiest Method for Manually Upgrading WordPress Themes and Plugins

The situation where the official WordPress website cannot be accessed normally in China has persisted for a long time. We, webmasters using domestic servers,Installing a WordPress Websiteoften encounter errors when upgrading themes and plugins, reporting429 errorIn the case of domestic servers, if upgrading WordPress themes and plugins prompts a 429 error, there are several methods: 1. Use a reverse proxy plugin shared by others, such asKill 4292. Manual update However, conventional manual updates are quite troublesome, requiring downloading, uploading, and deleting old versions of deactivated plugins, among other operations. Today, I recommend a method that allows you to update plugins and themes directly by uploading through the WordPress Admin Dashboard. That isInstall the plugin named Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades。 Note: Starting from WordPress version 5.5, similar functionality has been built-in, so there is no need to install Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades anymore.As the name suggests, the purpose of this plugin is to make upgrading themes and plugins easy. How is it easy? You only need to upload the new version of the plugin or theme installation package from the WordPress Admin Dashboard, and it will automatically upgrade to the latest version. Without this plugin, directly uploading would prompt that the directory already exists, but with Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades, this situation is avoided, as shown in the figure below:After uploading the new version of the plugin, the old version of the plugin is automatically backed up, then the new one is installed. If there are no issues, the old version is deleted and the new version is enabled—very simple. So, if we want to manually update WordPress plugins, we just need to use a browser proxy to access the WordPress website, download the latest installation package, and then upload it from the Admin Dashboard to update. Simple, right?Download Link