It’s not an update you can do yourself; it’s the responsibility of your Host. It could crash your site! Call your Host and ask what version your website is using AND if it’s really old do they have a back-up of your site in case it crashes! There should be no extra charge for this; again, it’s the responsibility of your Host!

Be sure to use the FREE Akismet Spam filter that comes with all WordPress Themes. Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from comment and trackback spam.

Overall the latest version of WordPress is great EXCEPT for the Auto Updates that is now the default. While it is very important to keep WordPress, your Theme and all of your Plugins updated it’s best to do them individually and only 1 a day! Why? Because otherwise, one Update could conflict with another Update and if you don’t do them individually you won’t know which one is causing the issue. Here is my suggestion on how to keep up with your Updates – it’s Free, Quick and Simple: Updates

Here’s how you can Turn off Auto Updates: Dashboard: Go to Settings.

If you’re still getting WordPress updates added automatically call your Host.

Or Contact me if you need help.