{"id":1102,"date":"2025-12-22T10:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=1102"},"modified":"2026-06-02T07:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T05:25:32","slug":"where-to-download-and-how-to-install-an-older-version-of-wordpress-cms","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-to-download-and-how-to-install-an-older-version-of-wordpress-cms\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to download and how to install an older version of WordPress CMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although using older versions of WordPress is not recommended due to security risks, there are cases where it may be necessary. For example, some plugins may not be compatible with the latest version of WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Older WordPress versions can be downloaded from the official archive:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/releases\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-2223275231\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each version is available as a ZIP file that can be installed manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-to-download-and-how-to-install-an-older-version-of-wordpress-cms\/#Installation_steps\" >Installation steps<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-to-download-and-how-to-install-an-older-version-of-wordpress-cms\/#1_Create_a_new_website\" >1. Create a new website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-to-download-and-how-to-install-an-older-version-of-wordpress-cms\/#2_Create_a_database\" >2. Create a database<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-to-download-and-how-to-install-an-older-version-of-wordpress-cms\/#3_Upload_WordPress_files\" >3. Upload WordPress files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/where-to-download-and-how-to-install-an-older-version-of-wordpress-cms\/#4_Run_the_installation\" >4. Run the installation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installation_steps\"><\/span>Installation steps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Create_a_new_website\"><\/span>1. Create a new website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Log in to your hosting control panel and create a new website according to your hosting provider\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Create_a_database\"><\/span>2. Create a database<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create a new MySQL database and save the following details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Database name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Username<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Database host<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These will be required during WordPress installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Upload_WordPress_files\"><\/span>3. Upload WordPress files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect to your server using an FTP client (for example FileZilla).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upload all extracted files from the WordPress ZIP archive into the website directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\/domainname\/public_html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Run_the_installation\"><\/span>4. Run the installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open your domain in a browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WordPress installation wizard will start automatically, allowing you to complete the setup step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[25,58],"manual_kb_tag":[415,510,511,512,513,514,515,516,517,518],"class_list":["post-1102","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-hosting","manualknowledgebasecat-web-applications-cms","manual_kb_tag-ftp-client","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-download","manual_kb_tag-download-older-wordpress","manual_kb_tag-older-wordpress-versions","manual_kb_tag-downgrade-wordpress","manual_kb_tag-manual-installation","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-manual-installation","manual_kb_tag-filezilla","manual_kb_tag-hosting-account","manual_kb_tag-public_html"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/1102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/1102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6927,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/1102\/revisions\/6927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=1102"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=1102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}