MainWP Child establishes a secure link between your WordPress sites and your self-hosted MainWP Dashboard, simplifying site management.
- Installs
- 700,000+
- Rating
- 5.0 (71)
- Updated
- 2 days ago
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades
Easily upgrade your themes and plugins using zip files without removing the theme or plugin first.
- Active installs
- 60,000+
- #640 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 1.4M
- 1,444,268
- Downloads, 30 days
- 1.6K
- 388 in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5
- 117 reviews
- Last updated
- 5 years ago
- Apr 20, 2022
- Version
- 2.0.2
- 11 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | April 20, 2022Not updated for over a year |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 5.7.21Older than WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 4.4 or newer |
| Needs PHP | Not stated |
| First published | July 6, 2011 |
| Support, last two months | No threads opened |
Reviews
4.7 / 5 from 117 reviews
| 5 stars | 108 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 1 |
| 3 stars | 0 |
| 2 stars | 1 |
| 1 star | 7 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
WordPress has a built-in feature to install themes and plugins by supplying a zip file. Unfortunately, you cannot upgrade a theme or plugin using the same process. Instead, WordPress will say “destination already exists” when trying to upgrade using a zip file and will fail to upgrade the theme or plugin.
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades fixes this limitation in WordPress by automatically upgrading the theme or plugin if it already exists.
While upgrading, a backup copy of the old theme or plugin is first created. This allows you to install the old version in case of problems with the new version.
Attention: Version 2.0.0 changed the functionality of the plugin. You are no longer required to select “Yes” from a drop down before the theme or plugin can be upgraded. The need for an upgrade is now detected automatically. So, if you are used to the old functionality of the plugin, do not be concerned about the absence of upgrade details on the theme and plugin upload pages. Simply upload the theme or plugin as if you were installing it, and the plugin will automatically handle upgrading as needed.
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Why does the plugin no longer show the drop down to select “Yes”? Is the plugin broken?
Starting with version 2.0.0, this plugin no longer requires that a drop down is used to indicate that an upgrade is to be performed. The plugin now can determine if an upgrade is required automatically. This change not only streamlines the process for many users, it also fixed compatibility issues that some users experienced with older versions.
How do I upgrade a theme?
- Download the latest zip file for your theme.
- Log into your WordPress site.
- Go to Appearance > Themes.
- Click the “Add New” button at the top of the page.
- Click the “Upload Theme” button at the top of the page.
- Select the zip file with the new theme version to install.
- Click the “Install Now” button.
How do I upgrade a plugin?
- Download the latest zip file for your plugin.
- Log into your WordPress site.
- Go to Plugins > Add New.
- Click the “Upload Plugin” button at the top of the page.
- Select the zip file with the new plugin version to install.
- Click the “Install Now” button.
How do I access the backup of an old theme or plugin?
- Log into your WordPress site.
- Go to Media > Library.
- Type “backup” into the search input and press the “Enter” key.
- Find the desired backup from the resulting list.
- Click the title of the desired backup.
- The URL to the backup file is listed on the right side of the page under “File URL”. You can copy and paste that URL into your browser’s URL bar in order to start a download.
Latest changelog entry
- Misc: Version bump to show that this project is still active. No code changes are needed for functionality to continue.
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.