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Version: 1.x

Re-Installing a Previous Version of the WCPOS Plugin

Re-Installing a Previous Version​

To go back to an earlier version of the plugin, you turn off auto-updates, download the version you want, and upload it over the one you have. Nothing is deleted on the way, so your orders, settings and receipt templates stay where they are.

Don't delete the plugin first

Upload the .zip over the plugin you have; that keeps everything. On 2.0, deleting the plugin from Plugins runs WCPOS's clean-up: it signs every cashier out, so each till has to sign in again, and it clears the sync data each till rebuilds. There is no reason to delete.

If you are leaving 2.0, read Rolling back first. With WCPOS Pro, roll back WCPOS Pro only. It contains the free plugin.

Turn off auto-updates​

With auto-updates on, WordPress installs the newest version again by itself.

  1. Go to WP Admin → Plugins.
  2. On the WCPOS row (or the WCPOS Pro row), look at the Automatic Updates column. If it reads Disable auto-updates, click it.

Download the version you need​

Keep the .zip file zipped. WordPress installs the .zip, not a folder.

WCPOS:

  1. Open the WCPOS Advanced View on WordPress.org.
  2. Scroll to Advanced Options. Under Previous Versions, choose the version you want.
  3. Click Download.

WCPOS Pro:

  1. Sign in to your account at wcpos.com and open Downloads.
  2. In Version history, find the version you want.
  3. Click Download on that row.

To leave 2.0, choose the newest 1.11 release, not an older 1.x.

Upload it over the current version​

  1. Go to WP Admin → Plugins and click Add Plugin at the top of the page.
  2. Click Upload Plugin, choose the .zip file you downloaded, and click Install Now.
  3. WordPress says This plugin is already installed. and shows the Current and Uploaded versions side by side. Check that Uploaded shows the version you want.
  4. Click Replace current with uploaded.
  5. WordPress says Plugin downgraded successfully. If it offers Activate Plugin, click it. Otherwise the plugin was already active and stays active.

Leave auto-updates off until you are ready to update again, then turn them back on, or later fixes won't arrive by themselves.

If you encounter any issues during the re-installation process or need further assistance, please contact our support team at support@wcpos.com.