How to download and install an older version of a GravityKit plugin

If an update causes a problem on your site, you can roll back to a previous version of the plugin until a fix is out. The Downloads page of your GravityKit account lists the older versions of each plugin you can download.

Before you start #

• The plugin needs a license that has not expired. When a license expires, the Downloads page stops listing the paid plugins it covered, unless another license in your account still covers them. Free plugins stay listed. To get the paid plugins back, renew the license, as described in Renewing your license.
• Back up your site first. Installing an older version does not undo the database changes the newer version made. If you can, try the older version on a copy of your site before you install it on the live site.
• If a bug made you go back, contact our support team and tell us which version caused it.

Step 1: Download the older version #

1. Sign in to your GravityKit account and open the Downloads page.
2. Find the plugin. The search box and the category tabs narrow the list.
3. In the version drop-down next to the plugin name, choose the version you want. The current version comes first, and older versions follow from newest to oldest. When only one version is listed for a plugin, its row shows that version as plain text.

4. Click Download. Your browser saves a ZIP file of that version.

Step 2: Install the older version over the current one #

1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins, then Add Plugin, and click Upload Plugin. WordPress 6.4 to 6.7 name the menu item Add New Plugin, and earlier versions name it Add New.
2. Choose the ZIP file you downloaded and click Install Now.
3. WordPress says the plugin is already installed and compares the two versions. Click Replace current with uploaded.

4. Go to Plugins, then Installed Plugins, and check that the plugin is active and shows the version you chose.
5. Check that the problem is gone.

You do not need to deactivate or delete the plugin first. WordPress replaces the plugin files, and it does not delete what the plugin stored in your database, such as its settings and your entries.

Step 3: Stop the plugin from updating again right away #

After the downgrade, WordPress lists the newer version as an available update. If automatic updates are on for the plugin, WordPress can install it again by itself.

1. Go to Plugins, then Installed Plugins.
2. If the plugin’s row shows Disable auto-updates in the Automatic Updates column, click it. If the page has no Automatic Updates column, your host or another plugin manages updates, so check its settings.
3. Until a fixed version is out, don’t install this plugin’s update from the Plugins page or from GravityKit, then Manage Your Kit.
4. When the fixed version is out, turn automatic updates back on if they were on before.

Available versions #

The version drop-down shows how far back each plugin goes. If the version you need is not in the list, contact our support team.

Installing an older version from inside WordPress #

To roll back from WordPress itself, use the upload steps above. Manage Your Kit installs the current version of each plugin, and its Support tab installs a build our support team attached to your account, as described in Installing a build sent by GravityKit support.

Related articles #

• Installing a build sent by GravityKit support
• Installing, Activating, and Updating GravityKit Plugins
• Renewing your license
• Installing GravityKit Products via Composer