Updating a site

[lakechicago]

Hi. I'm being prompted to update my site but apparently the only way to do this is do (a) delete the entire site (b) then install a new GS and © then restore the data, plugins and theme directories.

Then shouldn't be. I can't, in good faith, delete an entire site and trust that all the hidden files, .htaccess files, etc., are going to work out in the end.

I should be able to just unzip the new GS, then overwrite existing directories on the website (everything except the above 3 directories).

Doesn't that work as well? I tried it and my menu disappeared, so it doesn't quite work.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

Don

[shawn_a]

please read the upgrade thread, yes you copy right over old installs.

[lakechicago]

But my menu disappeared.

please read the upgrade thread, yes you copy right over old installs.

[shawn_a]

hmm your the second person to mention this issue.

menu as in front end menu ?

could be a plugin incompatibility, can you give us more info, health check status, plugins, turn debug mode on, check for errors, also check data/other/logs/error

[shawn_a]

Any progress?