Guide to Updating WordPress Sites: Latest WordPress Features, Updating Favicon, Elementor, and WPBakery Updates

The regular WordPress site updates are of paramount importance to the seamless operation and security of your website. With every new version release, there are introduced new features, security updates, and performance enhancements that help your website function even better. An updated version of a WordPress website means that it will keep up with the latest versions of plugins and themes. This reduces the possibility of compatibility issues and potential conflicts between the installed plugins.

If your WordPress website is never updated, it opens doors to security gaps, inviting hackers. Furthermore, we always encourage our clients to create some sort of schedule for updates so that their website is current and up-to-date. Update multiple WordPress sites at once would mean improvements in security and will also help them use most of the new features of WordPress that may help boost user experience and overall website performance.

With every new version, WordPress introduces features that are geared toward making the experience easier to use and manage your site. Among the features are an enriched Gutenberg block editor, enhanced media handling, accessibility, and new ways of customizing for more flexibility and control over the design of your website.
For instance, the latest additions to Gutenberg brought new block patterns, better drag-and-drop functionality, and even more responsiveness on mobile. All these features give more facilities to create appealing content. Here at Duplex Technologies, we make sure our customers will always leverage the latest WordPress features for their advantage in the digital race.

The favicon is one small icon showing off your website on a browser tab and in bookmarks, across all web interfaces. Refreshing your favicon may be one of the fastest ways to refresh your site's branding. In WordPress, updating the favicon is done from the WordPress Dashboard: go to "Appearance" > "Customize" > "Site Identity,"  where you upload a new icon. The recommended size for a favicon is 512x512 pixels in square format.

Once uploaded, click "Publish" to save changes. Updating your logo ensures that your branding stays fresh and current on all digital touchpoints. It's about the things that Duplex Technologies helps businesses update and keeps your online image modern and professional.

WordPress site updates safely involve some careful planning and attention so that one may stay away from issues. The following structured approach has been followed at Duplex Technologies in updating my WordPress website efficiently. Here are the steps:

• Backup Your Site: Before making any updates, create a full backup of your website, including the database and all files. This ensures you can restore your site if something goes wrong.
• Disable Plugins: Disable all plugins temporarily to ensure that no plugin conflicts occur while running the update process.
• Update WordPress Core: Update the WordPress core from the dashboard to the newest version. This step is crucial due to the new features and security patches included.
• Verify Site Functionality: After updating, check both the frontend and backend of your website to verify everything is working as expected.
• Reactivate Plugins: Enable the plugins one after another to ensure none of them is causing compatibility issues or showing any errors.

These steps will keep your update process smooth and maintain stability and functionality for your website.

The biggest pain when it comes to updates is managing a number of WordPress websites. Our company, Duplex Technologies, does apply modern management tools when updating several WordPress websites simultaneously: ManageWP, InfiniteWP, and Main WP. These manage multiple WordPress sites update tools offer one dashboard where sites can be managed efficiently.

To use such tools, you will need to connect each site to one dashboard using a management plugin. In such a way, you will be able to update the WordPress core, plugins, and themes in bulk. Not only will such a method save you time, but it will also ensure that all sites are kept secure and use the latest features of WordPress. Using management tools will simplify website administration and keep your sites consistent and updated

Elementor is one of the most popular page builders that exist in WordPress. It is really important to be able to update Elementor regularly so that it can get used with fresh WordPress capabilities and also so that such sites do remain safe and safe from all sorts of security gaps. This will give them new versions of the platform, coming with better design capabilities, including new widgets and bug fixes that improve the user experience.

To update Elementor, go to "Plugins" from within your WordPress dashboard and check whether an update is available. Click the "Update Now" link against it, which will install the latest version. Keep Elementor updated regularly, so that all the design elements of your website remain intact, along with some new features that make the management of the website easier.

Another quite well-known WordPress plugin for creating a custom page layout is WPBakery Page Builder. Keeping it up to date with the latest version of WPBakery Page Builder is quite essential for maintaining site security and compatibility. Hence, updates usually consist of new features, various improvements in performance, and bug fixes.

To update WPBakery, go to your dashboard, locate the "Plugins" section, and click on "Update Now" when there is a new version available. Duplex Technologies recommends checking updates regularly, as an updated site means new enhancements and improvements for both administrators and visitors.