Update plugins one at a time, with a backup checked first
See which plugin updates are waiting, check how old the last backup is, then update one plugin at a time with your password and a check after each.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time
- about 15 min
List the plugin updates waiting on my WordPress site, with the version each goes from and to. Tell me when the last successful backup was; if it is older than [hours, e.g. 24 hours], stop and tell me before anything else. Then update [plugins, e.g. all of them except WooCommerce] one at a time, so each one comes to me for approval separately. After each update, check that the site still loads and tell me straight away if something looks wrong.
Already connected?
If SAR is already in your AI app, this is enough:
Check the last backup, then update [plugins] one by one and check the site after each.
What happens
- The AI app lists every update waiting, with the versions.
- It reads which backup plugin the site uses and how old the last good backup is.
- Each plugin update is approved in SAR with your password, one at a time.
- After each update it reports whether the site still loads.
- It checks the site's health once at the end.
Approvals involved
Worked out from the tools this recipe uses.
wordpress_list_updatesAvailable updatesNonewordpress_backup_statusBackupsNonewordpress_update_pluginUpdate a pluginApproval and passwordwordpress_site_healthSite healthNone
What you get
Up-to-date plugins, updated in an order you chose. Updates cannot be undone by SAR, which is why the backup comes first; SAR never restores: a person does that in wp-admin or at the host.
Related recipes
- Maintenance · about 10 minA monthly maintenance log of what was done and what is still openOne page for your records: the changes made on the site this month, updates still waiting, backups, overdue tasks, health and speed.
- Maintenance · about 10 minRun a weekly check-up of your WordPress siteOnce a week, ask for one short list: what is wrong on the site, which updates are waiting, which tasks are overdue and how fast the home page loads.
- Maintenance · about 30 minUpdate WordPress itself, with a fresh backup taken firstTake a backup with your backup plugin, update WordPress to the version offered, follow it to the end and run the database step if one is waiting.
Try it on your own site
Install the plugin, add SAR to your AI app and paste the prompt. Free to start.