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How Do I Fix WooCommerce Outdated Templates?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 2:58 pm

WooCommerce is a great eCommerce platform for small businesses. It’s user-friendly, relatively inexpensive, and has a ton of features and integrations. However, one downside to WooCommerce is that it doesn’t always play well with the latest WordPress themes and plugins.

If you’re using an outdated template or plugin with WooCommerce, you may run into issues with your website. In particular, you may see “outdated templates” warnings when you try to view your WooCommerce pages.

These warnings mean that your WooCommerce pages are not compatible with the latest version of WooCommerce and need to be updated.

Fortunately, updating your WooCommerce templates is relatively easy. In this article, we’ll show you how to update outdated WooCommerce templates in three simple steps.

  1. Step 1: Backup Your Website

Before you make any changes to your website, it’s important to create a backup. That way, if something goes wrong during the update process, you can always restore your website to its previous state.

There are many WordPress backup plugins available that can help you create a complete backup of your website. We recommend using UpdraftPlus or BackupBuddy – both are excellent plugins that are easy to use and offer a free version. Once you have a backup plugin installed and activated, create a full backup of your website before proceeding to step 2.

  1. Step 2: Update Your Outdated Templates

To update your outdated WooCommerce templates, you first need to download the latest version of WooCommerce from the official WordPress plugin repository.

PRO TIP: If you are using an outdated version of WooCommerce templates, your site may be vulnerable to security risks. It is strongly recommended that you update to the latest version of WooCommerce templates as soon as possible.

Once you have downloaded the plugin files, go to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Plugins » Add New. Click on the Upload Plugin button at the top of the screen and select the WooCommerce .zip file from your computer.

After installing and activating the plugin, go to Appearance » Themes in your WordPress dashboard.

If you’re using a child theme (which we recommend), then update both your child theme and parent theme. If you don’t use a child theme, then only update your main theme.

  1. Step 3: Test Your Updated Website

After updating your themes, it’s important to test your website to make sure everything is working properly. Start by going through each page on your website and testing all of the features. Pay particular attention to your checkout page and any other pages that are powered by WooCommerce.

If everything looks good on the front-end of your website, then login to your WordPress dashboard and test all of the back-end features as well. Add some products to your cart and go through the checkout process to make sure everything is working as it should.

Conclusion

How Do I Fix WooCommerce Outdated Templates?

  1. Step 1: Backup Your Website

  1. Step 2: Update Your Outdated Templates

  1. Step 3: Test Your Updated Website
Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

Devops woman in trade, tech explorer and problem navigator.