Overview
Updates of Enwikuna License Manager, WordPress and other plugins are part of a secure operation of a WordPress site. Our development team works hard every day to release updates that add new features, fix issues, improve security, and generally make your user experience better than ever. But how can you update Enwikuna License Manager without causing problems? Below, we’ll go over some common options.
Preparation
Please make sure you backup your WordPress site before each update. The backup should include the wp-content folder, as well as the database of your WordPress site. This ensures that your WordPress site can be recovered after a failed update.
Generally we test every update before we release it, however there may be some specifics on some WordPress sites that may interrupt or affect the update.
The easiest way to update Enwikuna License Manager is from the Updates page in the admin dashboard of your WordPress site. Alternatively, you can download the latest version directly from WordPress and update it via the Plugins page in the admin dashboard or by uploading the unzipped installation file to the WordPress plugins folder via FTP.
Update via admin dashboard
Learn how to update Enwikuna License Manager via the admin dashboard.
Option 1: Updates page
Probably the easiest way to update Enwikuna License Manager is by using the Updates page in the admin dashboard.
Step 1: Log in to your WordPress site and open the admin dashboard. Go to Dashboard > Updates. You will now see a list of existing updates of your plugins including WordPress updates. If no updates are displayed, you can clear the update cache by clicking the Check again button, which will ideally display new updates.
Step 2: If there is an update for Enwikuna License Manager, you can find it in the Plugins update table. Now activate the checkbox in the table and press the Update Plugins button. Enwikuna License Manager will now be updated automatically.
Option 2: Plugins page
Another way to update is via the Plugins page in the admin dashboard. For this, you need the latest installation file of Enwikuna License Manager, which you can download directly from WordPress. You will now find a file named enwikuna-license-manager.zip within your downloads’ folder.
Step 1: Log in to your WordPress site and open the admin dashboard. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin. Now use the Select file button to select the enwikuna-license-manager.zip file you just downloaded from your downloads’ folder. Now start the installation by clicking the Install Now button.
In some cases you will be asked to replace the existing version during the update process. You must confirm this accordingly.
Update via FTP file upload
The last option is to update via the FTP file upload. Also, you need the latest installation file of Enwikuna License Manager, which you can download directly from WordPress. You will now find a file named enwikuna-license-manager.zip within your downloads’ folder.
Step 1: Unzip the enwikuna-license-manager.zip file you just downloaded.
Step 2: Log in to your server using e.g. FileZilla and open the path wp-content > plugins. Now upload the just unzipped enwikuna-license-manager folder from your downloads’ folder to the plugins folder on your server and completely overwrite the current files when asked. The plugin is now updated.
After a successful upload, visit your WordPress site and open the admin dashboard. The setup wizard should now be displayed automatically.
Update message
In some cases, an update notice will be displayed if you have updated to a new version of Enwikuna License Manager and background updates are required.
After the successful completion of the background updates, a corresponding message will be displayed informing you about the completion of the background updates.
It may happen that your site prevents background updates from running and the message does not disappear. In this case, please contact us by e-mail so that we can help you immediately.
Next steps
After each update, the Enwikuna License Manager setup wizard opens automatically, because it can always happen that Enwikuna License Manager receives important new settings, which you need to configure inside the setup wizard. Please take a few moments to do this. You can disable the automatic opening of the setup wizard after updates at any time within the Enwikuna License Manager settings. However, we do not recommend this.