Get rid of WordPress another update is already in progress
As of April 2026, Fix Another Update In Progress is a WordPress fix another update plugin with 8.0K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 48 reviews. It has been downloaded 101K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 8% this week.
Sometimes though there is no update in progress, you might unable to update your WordPress site to the newest version of WordPress because you got a message like “Another update is currently in progress”. It is an automatic lock state to prevent WordPress from simultaneous core updates. So if you want to get rid of that message and upgrade your WordPress site without waiting that long, then follow the steps below.Read more..
Had an issue halfway through 6.9 update. This fixed the problem.
Simple but very useful.
Worked Great ! – simple Button Click 👍
Clean and simple. Works perfectly.
I have this problem in version 6.3.x and this plugin solve perfectly this problem. Thanks
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.2.9 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Tested up to wordpress 6.2
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