{"id":24529,"date":"2020-08-12T04:25:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T08:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/?p=24529"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:06:15","slug":"how-to-manually-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/how-to-manually-update\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manually Update Gravity Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WARNING<\/strong>: Do NOT<\/span> use the Uninstall<\/em> [plugin] button in the Forms > Settings area – this will remove your form data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you follow the steps below, all<\/em> your data (forms, entries, feeds, settings etc.) will remain untouched. But we still recommend you back up your database and files<\/a> before installing or updating any plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the WordPress Admin Dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. If you haven’t already done so, download the Gravity Forms or Add-On zip from the downloads page<\/a>. Be sure to save this zip file somewhere easily accessible, as you will need it soon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. From within your WordPress admin dashboard, hover over Plugins<\/strong> on the left side navigation menu and click on Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click the Upload Plugin<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Click the Browse<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Navigate to the zip file you previously downloaded and select it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Once the file is selected, click the Install Now<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. On the Installing plugin from uploaded file<\/em> page, click the Replace current with uploaded<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    For older WordPress versions prior to 5.5, try this guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Using the WP-CLI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If your web host supports WP-CLI, you can update Gravity Forms and the Add-Ons from the command line. Don’t already have the Gravity Forms CLI add-on installed? Install it today using the following WP CLI command: wp plugin install gravityformscli --activate<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    See the Managing Gravity Forms and Add-Ons with WP-CLI<\/a> article for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In this article, we explain how to update Gravity Forms or an Add-On from your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autodraft_ids":[],"_sb_is_suggestion_mode":false,"_sb_show_suggestion_boards":false,"_sb_show_comment_boards":false,"_sb_suggestion_history":"","_sb_update_block_changes":"","_is_real_time_mode":false,"_realtime_collaborators":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","cf_checklist_status":["SEO Title Length","Content Word Count","Internal Links","External Links","Alt Text for All Images","Category Assigned"]},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","wpautop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Manually Update Gravity Forms - Gravity Forms Documentation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to manually update Gravity Forms with our comprehensive guide. 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