Worpress Upgrade / Backup Basics

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  thespisweb · Member · Mar 24, 2022 at 9:17 am

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  I am new to WordPress and trying to get my head around how it works. Forgive what may be some very naive questions:

  (1) When I upgrade WordPress from one version to another which of my files are changed?

  (2) Is the database affected by a WordPress version upgrade?

  (3) I take a backup of all my files and the database. I perform an upgrade to a new version. I decide that I want to revert to the previous version. Can I simply delete all the files and the database, and reinstall them from the backup?

  Thank you.

  Martin.

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Mar 24, 2022 at 4:58 pm

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  Hi there,

  I checked http://www.longwittenham.com and it is using the open-source WordPress.org software, so you’ll need to seek help at these forums:

  https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

  These forums provide support for WordPress.com hosted sites. Since we do not have access to self-hosted WordPress.org sites, we are unable to provide any direct assistance to your issue. The dotorg community forums would be able to assist you with the questions you have.

  If you want to know more about the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org you can read this document:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  Thanks!