There is more than 1 way to update WordPress. It can be updated either automatically or manually. Let us see how to update wordpress automatically from the below steps
Step 1: Before Updating WordPress make sure you have a backup version of your site in case if something goes wrong. You can see here about how to backup a wordpress site
Step 2: Go to WordPress Home –> Updates
Step 3: Then click on “Update” as shown below
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Step 4: Once you click on Update, it will start updating the wordpress and after updates are finished, you will get a screen saying that the update has been completed
Step 5: Incase if you feel you are more okay to do automatic updates of WordPress for minor version you can click on the link as shown below
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After updating WordPress, it’s important to update WordPress plugins also