Updating WordPress for my website

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    My website has a customized theme and the picture we used and the layout completely disappeared 2-3 weeks ago! I called iPage (host) but didn’t get it restored.

    My web designer says I should *not* update WordPress or I’ll lose all my custom designs/graphics. But if I don’t update, will I miss out on all the protections and improvements to your product and perhaps risk exposure to hackers? It looks like it updates automatically.

    QUESTION: What are the consequences of *not* updating to your latest version?? If that is done automatically on my website, would that somehow disturb a customized theme and photo?? I had to do a quick fix, but I’m not happy.

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    This forum can only assist with sites hosted on WordPress.com servers such as https://caroljkellydotcom.wordpress.com/
    For help with your other site that uses the wordpress installation you need to register an account at the correct support forum:
    https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

    WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

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