Downgrade WordPress to any Previous Version
On WordPress
The
first thing you need is a previous WordPress release. You can download any of
the previous WordPress versions here:
https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/. Only downgrade down to the
version before the newest one. Don’t go way back into the archives to version
1.1. Some of the older versions of WordPress have security issues that could
put your site at risk.
Here’s
how to downgrade WordPress to an older version.
Step
1: Deactivate All Your Plugins
Step
2: Logout of WordPress
Step
3: Login to Control Panel. You can also use FTP
Step
4: Delete The WP-Admin and WP-Includes Folders including .php files and other
WordPress files of root directory of WorPress. Do not touch the wp-content
folder!
Step 5: Copy WP-Admin and WP-Includes Folders including .php files and other WordPress files of root directory of WorPress from older version to Server. Do not touch the wp-content folder!
Step 5: Copy WP-Admin and WP-Includes Folders including .php files and other WordPress files of root directory of WorPress from older version to Server. Do not touch the wp-content folder!
Step 6: Login to your WP Dashboard. You will be prompted to update your WordPress
database. Click on “Update WordPress Database” and then click continue to
login.
Once
you’re logged in, you should see that you’re running whatever version of
WordPress that you downgraded to.
Thanks!
N.B.
Do everything at your own risk. This article is a guideline only and does not
provide any guarantee.