Update WordPress Without Using FTP - 7-Views

In some cases, we are not able to update/upgrade our WordPress and plugins to a newer version without providing our FTP connection information. This is a common issue whereby the WordPress system can’t write to your ‘wp-content’ folder directly.

To resolve this you need to follow certain steps

1) Give ‘wp-content’ 775 permissions

2) Open your /wp-config.php

3) Insert FS_METHOD

define('FS_METHOD','direct');

4) Save and upload

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