Safe Updates

Make the adjustments for all websites 

1. In the top-right corner, click your avatar, then click Settings.
2. Select the Advanced tab.  
3. Under Safe Updates, choose whether to run the Safe Updates with or without automatic restore. 
4. Scroll down and click Save Changes. 

Make the adjustments per website

1. In your dashboard, go to the website where you want to adjust the settings.
2. In the top-left corner, click Settings.
3. Click Safe Updates.
4. Customize your options:
   • Choose whether to run the Safe Updates with or without automatic restore. 
   • Enter the URL for screenshot comparison (the default is the home page). 
5. Click Save Changes.

1. In your dashboard, go to the website where you want to run Safe Updates.
2. In the Updates widget, select the Plugins, Themes, or WordPress tab to choose what to update.
   • If you don’t see the Updates widget, in the top-right corner, click Advanced view and ensure the Updates checkbox is selected. 
3. (Optional) Click the icon in the top-right corner of the Updates widget to sort the items by name or vulnerabilities.
4. Select the checkbox next to the items you want to update.
   • To update all outdated plugins, themes, and WordPress at once, hover over Update all, click Safe Updates, then skip to Step 6.
5. Click Safe Updates. 
6. When the update is complete, a notification will appear at the top-right corner. In the notification, select Compare to see your website before and after the update.
7. Move the divider left and right and scroll up and down to ensure you thoroughly compare the before and after screenshots.
   • If all looks good, click OK to keep the updated version.
   • If something looks wrong, click Restore to automatically revert your site back to the previous version. 

1. In your dashboard, in the left icon sidebar, make sure you’re in the Overview tab. 
2. In the Updates widget, select the Plugins, Themes, or WordPress tab to choose what to update.
   • If you don’t see the Updates widget, in the top-right corner, click Advanced view and ensure the Updates checkbox is selected. 
3. (Optional) By default, updates are grouped by plugin/theme name or WordPress version. Click the icon in the top-right corner of the Updates widget to group them by website or to sort by name or vulnerabilities.
4. Select the checkbox next to the items you want to update.
   • Click individual items to get more granular options (choose what to update on which websites). 
   • To update all outdated plugins, themes, and WordPress at once, hover over Update all, click Safe Updates, then skip to Step 6.
5. Click Safe Updates. 
6. When the update is complete, a notification will appear at the top-right corner. In the notification, select Compare to see your websites before and after the update.
7. Move the divider left and right and scroll up and down to ensure you thoroughly compare the before and after screenshots.

Schedule Safe Updates on one website

1. In your dashboard, go to the website where you want to schedule safe updates. 
2. On the left sidebar, choose the item type you want to update (Plugins or Themes).
3. Click Scheduling. 
4. Turn on the toggle to enable scheduling. 
5. Choose the time of day and day of the week when you want safe updates to run.
6. If you want to update WordPress core at the same time, select the corresponding checkbox. 
7. Next to Perform Safe Update, click the corresponding checkbox and choose whether to include rollback.  
8. Click Save Changes. Please note that these settings apply to all scheduled plugins and themes on the website.
9. In the Plugins or Themes section below, select the plugins you want to schedule or click Select All to schedule updates for all plugins or themes.
10. Click Schedule. 

Schedule Safe Updates on multiple websites

1. In your dashboard, click Websites. 
2. Select the checkbox for each website where you want to schedule Safe Updates. 
3. Click Tools, and then Plugins or Themes.
4. From here, schedule Safe Updates just as you would for a single website (see above).