ask questionsHow exactly should I safety test a theme or plugin before updating it? I'm afraid of crashing the site by updating directly 😭

Hi Windjammer, there's really no need to mess with complicated local environments, regular people follow these steps and the update basically won't crash the site 👇 First, backup the whole site, files + database are prepared, this is the bottom line, out of the problem can be a key to go back. Don't change the whole thing in one click, change it in batches, change the unimportant plug-ins first, and then change the core ones. Immediately after the update, clear the cache, go to the foreground to check the home page, article page, buttons, forms, these key positions. It is best to install a plug-in that supports version rollback, in case of a crash, cut back to the old version in a second. To summarize: backup first, change in batches, check after changing, leave a way back, stable ✅😎 Hope this helps!