Title: WP Safe Updates Author: Viljami Kuosmanen Published: July 8, 2016 Last modified: August 3, 2017 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-safe-updates/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1451915) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-safe-updates/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1451006) # WP Safe Updates By [Viljami Kuosmanen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zuige/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-safe-updates.1.2.2.zip) * [Details](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-safe-updates/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-safe-updates/#reviews) * [Development](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-safe-updates/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-safe-updates/) ## Description Test WordPress plugin updates safely before applying them on the live site. This plugin adds a “test update” button when plugin updates are available. Clicking it will trigger the creation of a sandbox where you can safely test updating plugins without affecting the live site. Once finished testing the plugin, you can go back to the live site and do the real updates if all is well. The sandbox works similarly to how WordPress multisite works. We basically tell WordPress to temporarily use a different database prefix and a different plugins directory while in the sandbox, which means while you test the update, no changes are made to the live site. **Disclaimer** Please make sure to always have backups of all your WordPress files and database before updating plugins or themes. We are not responsible for any misuse, deletions, white screens, fatal errors, or any other issue arising from using this plugin. **Contributing** Please contribute to this project on Github. Pull requests welcome! https://github.com/anttiviljami/wp-safe-updates ## Screenshots * [[ * The ‘test update’ button when an update is available for a plugin * [[ * Updating the plugin safely in an alternative heap * [[ * Testing the updated plugin ## FAQ None yet. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41145b464b472848f68c361991e54c5ba3a09e59c8595af34fcc691ae3884962? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really helpfull](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-helpfull-7/)󠁿 [tazir](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tazir/) September 3, 2016 I was looking for such plugin for long time. Thanks a lot ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c6229d2bd0fa62832e337028eadf521f867f14df052971760bd7ebaae3fd44ec? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very helpful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-helpful-303/)󠁿 [Praveen a11n](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spraveenitpro/) September 3, 2016 Especially useful for testing and support. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4b6a828717db92b7ee02892b04d285356eb3d6022fc85c9c922954a0695304ee? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Brilliant plugin – should be in core](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brilliant-plugin-should-be-in-core/)󠁿 [barnez](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pidengmor/) September 3, 2016 1 reply Title says it all. This plugin could remove so many headaches when users update plugins on a live site and then run into problems that they struggle to resolve. Could it also be extended to include the updating of themes? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/864fb505453bafc6774395bf6251392b3887599d2257172c4a6703ceb0e32d74? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Wish this worked.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wish-this-worked/)󠁿 [Bud Kraus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/trynet/) September 3, 2016 1 reply I know this is in Alpha but I could not get it to work. I did add the cookie code to the config file but I still get prompted asking me to add the code. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/98195d228e9177e36ca8a13d4c674356c6df724a3e0468dc646c9cc872a077a8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Five stars for the effort alone!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/five-stars-for-the-effort-alone/)󠁿 [Bowo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/qriouslad/) September 3, 2016 1 reply Just appreciating the effort to solve this tough problem. Would make the life of many site owners and developers easier. [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-safe-updates/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Safe Updates” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Viljami Kuosmanen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zuige/) [Translate “WP Safe Updates” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-safe-updates) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-safe-updates/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-safe-updates/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-safe-updates/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-safe-updates/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog Commit log is available at https://github.com/anttiviljami/wp-safe-updates/commits/ master ## Meta * Version **1.2.2** * Last updated: **9 years ago** * Active installations: **20+** * WordPress Version: ** 4.5 or higher ** * Tested up to: **4.6.30** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-safe-updates/) * Tags: * [safe](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/safe/)[updates](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/updates/) * [Advanced View](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-safe-updates/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-safe-updates/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-safe-updates/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-safe-updates/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-safe-updates/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-safe-updates/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-safe-updates/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-safe-updates/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Viljami Kuosmanen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zuige/) ## Support Got something to say? 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