How to Downgrade Wordpress Version

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Some of the new wordpress version is considered less suitable, or have error or conflict with some plugins you are using, and want to downgrade the wordpress version. To downgrade version of wordpress is not difficult and does not harm your blog at all, if you follow the right way. Here's how to downgrade wordpress version from and to any version.

1. You must have access to a hosting or cpanel and file manager, you should be able to reach your wordpress installation folder, usually installed in public html. Wordpress file consists of multiple folders and multiple files php. There are wp-admin, wp-content, and wp-includes folders and a lot of php, here I give you a screenshot of the wordpress files.

2. You can download wordpress with version you want here. Just download with ZIP format.

3. Extract the archive, and you will see the same files like my screenshot above.

4. Delete wp-content folder and wp-config.php if you found this file exist in your download.

5. Next, extract all of the files including two folders and named it with something unique name, because maybe you already have the same zip file in your host. Eg. wordpressdowngrade.zip

6. Upload it to your host to the wordpress installation folder and extract it to replace your existing files.

7. Next go to wordpress admin interface or wordpress dashboard. You will see an alert that the database needs updating, just click on it.

8. Now, you're back to the older versions.

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