{"id":8792,"date":"2023-03-13T23:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8792"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:28:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:28:05","slug":"discover-the-ultimate-hack-for-rolling-back-plugin-updates-in-wordpress-no-more-broken-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-ultimate-hack-for-rolling-back-plugin-updates-in-wordpress-no-more-broken-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Discover the Ultimate Hack for Rolling Back Plugin Updates in WordPress &#8211; No More Broken Websites!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-678752bf4e40a\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-678752bf4e40a\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-ultimate-hack-for-rolling-back-plugin-updates-in-wordpress-no-more-broken-websites\/#Perplexity_and_Burstiness_in_WordPress_Plugin_Updates\" title=\"Perplexity and Burstiness in WordPress Plugin Updates\">Perplexity and Burstiness in WordPress Plugin Updates<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-ultimate-hack-for-rolling-back-plugin-updates-in-wordpress-no-more-broken-websites\/#Reasons_for_Rolling_back_a_Plugin_Update\" title=\"Reasons for Rolling back a Plugin Update\">Reasons for Rolling back a Plugin Update<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-ultimate-hack-for-rolling-back-plugin-updates-in-wordpress-no-more-broken-websites\/#Checking_if_a_Plugin_Update_is_Causing_Issues\" title=\"Checking if a Plugin Update is Causing Issues\">Checking if a Plugin Update is Causing Issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-ultimate-hack-for-rolling-back-plugin-updates-in-wordpress-no-more-broken-websites\/#Rolling_Back_Plugin_Update_in_WordPress\" title=\"Rolling Back Plugin Update in WordPress\">Rolling Back Plugin Update in WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/discover-the-ultimate-hack-for-rolling-back-plugin-updates-in-wordpress-no-more-broken-websites\/#Wrap-Up\" title=\"Wrap-Up\">Wrap-Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perplexity_and_Burstiness_in_WordPress_Plugin_Updates\"><\/span>Perplexity and Burstiness in WordPress Plugin Updates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WordPress, the open-source content management system that powers millions of websites, is built on PHP and MySQL technologies and has a plethora of features and functionalities that make it popular. One of the most sought-after features is the ability to add functionality to your website with third-party extensions called plugins. Unfortunately, at times updating a plugin can cause issues on your website, which may require rolling back the update. In this article, we will delve into how to rollback a plugin update in WordPress.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reasons_for_Rolling_back_a_Plugin_Update\"><\/span>Reasons for Rolling back a Plugin Update<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plugins updates may lead to website glitches, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility issues with other plugins or themes installed on your website that can result in errors, breaks or crashes.<\/li>\n<li>Bugs that break functionality that was working efficiently before. In such cases, you may need to rollback the update to the previous version until the issue resolves.<\/li>\n<li>Security vulnerabilities that leave your website exposed to cyber attacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checking_if_a_Plugin_Update_is_Causing_Issues\"><\/span>Checking if a Plugin Update is Causing Issues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before you proceed with rolling back a plugin update, it is vital to confirm that the update caused the issue by:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Disabling all the plugins by navigating to the Plugins page in your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Enabling the plugin you suspect caused the issue.<\/li>\n<li>Visiting your website to check if the issue still exists.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If the issue persists, it confirms that the plugin update is causing the issue, and you can proceed to rollback the update to the previous version.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rolling_Back_Plugin_Update_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Rolling Back Plugin Update in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rolling back plugin updates in WordPress entails the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Deactivating the plugin causing the issue from the Plugins page in your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Locating the previous version of the plugin from the WordPress plugin repository by clicking on the Advanced View link to view all versions of the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Downloading the old version of the plugin to your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Deleting the plugin from your WordPress website.<\/li>\n<li>Uploading the old version of the plugin by navigating to the Plugins page in your WordPress dashboard, clicking on the Add New button, selecting the old version of the plugin and clicking on the Install Now button.<\/li>\n<li>Activating the old version of the plugin by clicking on the Activate button once the plugin has been installed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It is vital to disable automatic updates for the plugin after rolling back to the previous version to prevent it from updating to the latest version.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap-Up\"><\/span>Wrap-Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Updating plugins in WordPress is critical for website security, optimization and the latest features, but it may cause issues at times. Rolling back plugin updates can resolve the issues, and we hope this article has helped you learn how to do it. Always remember to back up your website before making any significant changes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perplexity and Burstiness in WordPress Plugin Updates WordPress, the open-source content management system that powers millions of websites, is built on PHP and MySQL technologies&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3287],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WORDPRESS-ULTIMATE-GUIDE-How-To-step-by-step-Tutorial.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8792"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}