Step by step instructions to Download Older Versions of WordPress Plugins

With regards to things that can break your WordPress site, plugins are one of the most widely recognized. Seeing the white screen of death (WSOD)? It is most likely due to a module. Why? All things considered, there are more than 50,000 plugins accessible on the WordPress store, also the a great many premium plugins from outsider suppliers.

Engineers attempt overall quite well, yet it is inordinately difficult for them to test each situation and struggle. This is while having a couple of choices to download more seasoned forms for testing proves to be useful. A ton of times this permits you to fix your site, inform the designer, and hang tight for the following patch. Make sure to consistently test on arranging first!

Download Old Version From Repository (simple/amateur)

Rollback WordPress Plugin (simple/amateur)

Download Old Version through WP-CLI (progressed)

Download Old Version From GitHub (progressed)

Choice 1 - Download Older Versions of WordPress Plugin From the Repository

The primary method for downloading a more seasoned variant of a WordPress module is to just get it from the store. We will utilize the free Yoast SEO plugin in these models. The principal thing to do is look for the module in the WordPress vault.

Look for WordPress module in vault

Look down on the module's page and snap on the "Progressed View."

Look to the lower part of the page and you will see a choice to download past forms of the module. As you can see underneath, you can travel way once more into the past if necessary. As the notice says, recall that past forms of a module may not be secure or stable and are accessible for testing as it were. At the point when you click on "Download" it will download a .zip form of the module.

Then, at that point, in your WordPress dashboard, peruse to Plugins > Add New and click on "Pick File" This will unload your [.]compress document. Then, at that point, enact the more established rendition of the module. You can likewise introduce the module by means of SFTP if necessary.

Choice 2 - Rollback WordPress Plugin to Older Version

Your subsequent choice is to utilize the free WP Rollback module. This lets you rollback (or forward) any WordPress[.]org module or subject, and is Multisite viable. This was made by the group over at WordImpress. It presently has north of 30,000 dynamic introduces with a 5 out of 5-star rating. You must consistently have reinforcements set up or use an arranging climate when utilizing this. In any case, we have utilized this a couple of times and it functions admirably!

Just introduce the WP Rollback module and initiate it. You will then, at that point, see a "Rollback" choice close to each module that has been introduced from the WordPress vault (outsider plugins are not upheld). Essentially click on "Rollback" to continue.

It will then, at that point, brief you for the variant you need to rollback to. As you can see underneath, this copies the past forms accessible from the "Progressed View" on the WordPress archive page. As of form 1[.]5 you can likewise see the changelog related with the module rendition. Then, at that point, click "Rollback."

It will incite you with one last affirmation and a rundown of changes being performed. Click on "Rollback" when you are prepared. What's more that is it! You are presently running a more seasoned variant of the WordPress module. Test away!

Choice 3 - Download Older Versions of WordPress Plugin through WP-CLI

Another choice is to download more established forms of WordPress plugins through WP-CLI. You can look at our more inside and out guide on utilizing WP-CLI to get it introduced. The main thing you will most likely need to do is erase the current form. You could likewise physically rename it. In the first place, however, you should know the name. The name of the module you use for WP-CLI is basically the envelope name on the storehouse or Git. So in this model, it is "wordpress-search engine optimization."

To just erase the module, enter the accompanying. Recall that when you erase a module it actually keeps your settings in the data set.

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Then, at that point, run the accompanying order to download a more established form. You can enter in the adaptation number physically comparing to which one you need to return to. In this model underneath we are introducing variant 4.8 of Yoast SEO.

Choice 4 - Download Old Version From GitHub

A last choice is to download the WordPress module straightforwardly from it's GitHub repo. You ought to have the option to look for your WordPress module and effectively track down it. The vast majority of them will use the label element to permit you to handily find more seasoned forms (as seen beneath).

WordPress module on GitHub

You can then tap on the "Download Zip" button and transfer it to your WordPress webpage. Note: This won't forever work for each module on account of how they are bundled. What's more recollect, that plugins introduced from GitHub aren't naturally refreshed. So plugins downloaded from GitHub ought to be used for testing just, except if you are using an instrument like WP Pusher to keep them in a state of harmony.

Download WordPress module dash from GitHub

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