How to update AdRotate Pro to a newer version

Plugin updates are regularly made available and announced on my blog. Updates often include bug fixes, new features and other improvements. It is therefore always recommended to stay up-to-date with your plugins.

Automatically via the dashboard

Automatic updates are offered once you activate your license. The updates will be visible in your WordPress dashboard, similar to any other plugin on the plugins page or the Wordpress update dashboard.

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Dashboard > Updates.
2. Click the Check Again button near the top.
   ^{If you are sure an update is available, but it doesn't show up - you can also click the Check for Update button in AdRotate Pro > Settings > Maintenance to poke the server for new update information.}
3. When the update shows up, select the AdRotate Pro plugin and click to install the update. This may take a few seconds.

Manually via (s)FTP or Webdav

1. Download the latest version of AdRotate Pro from your account.
2. Log in to your WordPress dashboard and disable AdRotate Pro from the plugins page.
3. Access your hosting account using your favourite (s)FTP/Webdav client.
4. Navigate to /wp-content/plugins/
5. On your computer, unzip adrotate-pro.zip file and upload the resulting adrotate-pro folder to the plugins folder.
6. Back in your dashboard, navigate to the Plugins dashboard page.
7. Re-activate AdRotate Professional.
8. For some larger updates you're asked to update the database and settings. This will be a notification along the top of the dashboard.
   ^{Alternatively you can finish the update from Settings > Maintenance, near the bottom of the page.}

As a service

If you don't know how to update AdRotate Pro on your website or you simply do not want to deal with that yourself, take a look at the Update Service.

This professional service takes away the worries and hassle and usually takes only 1 to 2 business days to complete.