Update WordPress Manually
Maybe you are a hands-on kind of person, or maybe you have had trouble with the automatic update. In any case, you can orchestrate a WordPress update manually. Be sure to back up your site first, and it is good practice to check your host’s services against the minimum requirements listed at http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress.
Update WordPress Manually
After backing up your site, click Updates in the left menu bar.
The WordPress Updates panel opens.
Click Download 3.3 (or whatever is the latest version). ...
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