It is very important to keep WordPress updated.
Wordpress is the most used Content Management System in the world and this makes it a desired victim of hackers, who, once they find a flaw, can easily infiltrate various installations with little effort.
Updates are the first thing to do to prevent cyber-criminals.
However, it sometimes happens that once the plugin update has started, WordPress remains stuck on this page:
It's a big break, but it happens.
The causes can be multiple.
For example, there are plugins that, when activated, prevent WordPress from finishing updates correctly.
How to solve?
The solution is actually very simple: just delete the .maintenance file located in the root directory of your WordPress installation.
To delete the .maintenance file there are mainly 2 ways:
- If you have access to cPanel, I will need to delete the .maintenance file from the WordPress root directory using File Manager.
- those who do not have access to cPanel (owners of Easy WordPress or WordPress Commerce) will be able to request FTP access.
FTP access is used to view the files contained in your WordPress directory without the need to access WordPress and you do this through an FTP client (we recommend FileZilla).
Thank you and… stay Green!