Manually update WordPress

- [Instructor] On a typical site connected to the Internet,…updates to Word Press itself are either automatic,…in the case of security releases,…or a one-click process in the case of point releases.…So, if a security release comes out for WordPress,…WordPress itself will just run the update behind the scenes…and you'll get notified that there's been an update.…When a new version of WordPress comes out,…you'll be notified there's a new version,…you can go into the WordPress back end,…click on the update button,…and WordPress will update itself.…All of this relies on a connection…to the Internet, though.…

If you have an intranet, that's separated from the Internet,…then you're intranet site will not be able…to make these automatic updates.…The result of this is there's a good chance…your intranet site is running an older version…of WordPress.…And that may be an issue both for security reasons…and for feature reason.…To find out what version…of WordPress you are currently running,…you can go login to your WordPress site,…