# WordPress Plugin Maintenance

### Updating Plugins

For some licensed plugins, updates need to be obtained from their sites and manually uploaded.

### WPBakery

To update WPBakery:

- Go to the WPBakery [account page](https://support.wpbakery.com/).
- Log In with credentials in BitWarden. (Account email is <tcurley@cores.utah.edu>.)
- Navigate to **Downloads**
- Download the latest zip and upload it to the CIHD [WP Admin plugin page](https://cihd.cores.utah.edu/wp-admin/network/plugins.php)).
- Make sure to 'Network Activate' the plugin so it can be used for both sites.

### Newsletter Add-Ons

The Newsletter plugin allows for maintaining subscribers and email lists along with automatic and one-off email sending. The main Newsletter plugin should be able to be updated via the regular [plugins page](https://cihd.cores.utah.edu/wp-admin/network/plugins.php)). But the Addons (seen in screen shot below) require manual updating.

[![Newsletter Plugin Add Ons](https://bookstack.cores.utah.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2026-02-09-at-2-03-39-pm.png)](https://bookstack.cores.utah.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/screenshot-2026-02-09-at-2-03-39-pm.png)

##### To update Newsletter Addons:

- Go to the Newsletter [account page](https://www.thenewsletterplugin.com/account).
- Log In with credentials in BitWarden. (Account email is <help@cores.utah.edu>.)
- Navigate to **Downloads**
- Find the relevant plugin(s) and click 'Download' to get the latest version.
- Upload the downloaded zip files to the CIHD [WP Admin plugin page](https://cihd.cores.utah.edu/wp-admin/network/plugins.php)).
- Make sure to 'Network Activate' the plugin so it can be used for both sites.