This page of the Codex refers suggests the plugin WPMU Domain Mapping. Additionally, you can map domains like example1.com, example2.com, etc, however a plugin is suggested (like WPMU Domain Mapping). You can make the changes directly in the network settings, but it’s considered advanced administration.
If the update wasn’t completed, you can finish it manually. Download the latest version of wordpress from https://wordpress.org/download/. After this, remove wp-admin and wp-includes folders and upload via FTP everything from the archive, except wp-content. Be sure to rewrite existing files. To complete the update, go to your wp-admin and do the database update. P.S. … Read more
To backup your website, you have 2 options. 1- use a plugin such as BackUpWordPress. The installation and FAQ on the download page is pretty self explanatory. 2- to back up your website manually, you need to have access to your host’s panel, whether it’s cPanel or DirectAdmin, or … Log into the panel, and … Read more
As you have figured out, ‘child themes’ are very beneficial. Not updating – not a good thing. If you have any programming skills, then you could create a child theme. (Lots of tutorials on how to do that.) Then take any page that you modified in the main theme and place them in the same … Read more
Check below a link to a custom update checker for WordPress plugins. Useful if you don’t want to host your project in the official WP repository, but would still like it to support automatic updates. It also works with themes. Plugin Update Checker: https://github.com/YahnisElsts/plugin-update-checker
I think it depends on the plugins which way will be better. I had a similar situation with this many plugins, but i had to update WordPress just from 4.7 to 4.7.3. My update order was: WordPress Theme Plugins Translations If you are not sure, i think the best way is to copy your WordPress … Read more
Why would you even want n automatic update in such a setting? bit orgs rarely allow just random software being installed without testing it first. In any case, this is unlikely to be achievable in a sane way unless you limit yourself only to plugins from the wordpress.org repository as any “pro” type of plugin … Read more
WordPress is exceptionally backwards compatible, so it is typical even for older themes to just work for a long time. However for solid results you would want to perform several meaningful actions: Straight up code review, if your experience and time allows. Just read through all of the code, gauge if it makes sense. Running … Read more
WordPress uses CRON job to check for updates 2 times a day. But, it will also check for updates anytime you visit Updates page. When the update check is finished, results are cached and used until the next manual or scheduled check. Visiting Plugins page will show updates from these cached results only, it will … Read more
Update process tries to get wp_filesystem credentials and cannot do it. It seems that file privileges are wrong. Files must have 644 mode, directories – 755. Owner of files and directories must be the same user, on whose behalf is running php. Php user is set in www.conf file.