Install and Update Free WP Engine Plugins and Themes

WP Engine employees have been blocked from accessing WordPress.org. This means that we are unable to deploy updates to our free plugins and themes.. We will continue providing updates and support for these plugins and themes.

• All websites hosted on WP Engine and Flywheel do not need to take action and will continue to receive updates to these plugins and themes as usual through the WordPress admin.
• All paid versions of these plugins are not impacted and will continue to receive updates as usual through the WordPress admin.
• Free versions of WP Engine plugins on websites that are not hosted with WP Engine or Flywheel will need to perform a one-time manual update to ensure access to all future updates.
• Alternatively, the WP Engine Secure Updater plugin can be used to update all free versions of these plugins in bulk to ensure access to all future updates.

If your website is not hosted at WP Engine or Flywheel, you can receive updates by following the steps below.

Impacted Plugins and Themes

Only plugins and themes owned by WP Engine are impacted. These plugins and themes include:

• Advanced Custom Fields
• WP Migrate Lite
• WP Offload Media Lite
• WP Offload SES Lite
• Better Search Replace
• Frost
• Genesis Blocks
• Genesis Custom Blocks

Download the Latest Version of Plugins and Themes

The version linked below is the most up-to-date. It also includes an update mechanism that interacts with the WP Engine update service. Therefore this manual download/upload process is a one-time action. After this version has been applied, you will be able to update these plugins/themes within the WordPress admin as normal.

Download the latest version from the following link:

• Advanced Custom Fields

First-Time Plugin and Theme Installation

If this is your first time installing one of these plugins or themes, follow these steps:

1. Download the updated version of the plugin/theme
2. Log in to your website’s WordPress admin
3. Navigate to Plugins/Themes > Add new
4. Upload the zip file
5. Click to activate the plugin/theme

Update to the Latest Version of Plugins and Themes

For sites that have plugins or themes already installed, there are two options to receive immediate and ongoing updates.

Option 1: Single Plugin/Theme

If your website has a single WP Engine plugin or theme, you can download the installable zip file then upload the file via the WordPress admin to install it on your site.

This is a one-time action that will link your plugin or theme to WP Engine’s update service for future updates in the WordPress admin.

Follow these steps:

1. Download the updated version of the plugin/theme
2. Log in to your website’s WordPress admin
3. Navigate to Plugins/Themes > Add new
4. Upload the zip file
5. Confirm you want to overwrite the existing plugin

Option 2: Multiple Plugins/Themes

If you have multiple WP Engine plugins or themes on your website, you can update them individually using the process outlined in option 1 above, or you can install the WP Engine Secure Updater plugin to centrally manage updates.

The WP Engine Secure Updater plugin will connect any free WP Engine plugins or themes installed on your website with our update service.

Follow these steps:

1. Download the WP Engine Secure Updater installable zip file
2. Log in to your website’s WordPress admin
3. Navigate to Plugins > Add new
4. Upload the zip file
5. Click to activate the WP Engine Secure Updater plugin
6. Visit the Plugins or Themes page to update free WP Engine plugins or themes

We recommend leaving the WP Engine Secure Updater plugin installed until all free WP Engine plugins have been updated to the latest version. Plugins and themes updated with this service can be updated as normal in the WordPress admin moving forward.