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How to Update a WordPress Theme

This is a short tutorial on how to update WordPress themes. There are two main ways to do that in the backend:

First: Backup

Before you do anything, make sure you backup your WordPress website so you can revert to the current version of your website should something go wrong. With that said, here we go:

How to Update WordPress Themes

The first way is to go to Dashboard / Updates. There you see a section called Themes listing all the themes where an update is available. Click the theme(s) you want to update and click on Update Themes – that’s it. Wait until the system has finished the updating process and you’re done.

Update WordPress Theme

The second way is to go to Appearance / Themes. There you’ll then see a yellowish banner over the theme where an update is availble. Click on Update now and the theme will be updated.