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post_title: How to fix outdated WooCommerce templates
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menu_title: Fix outdated templates
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tags: how-to
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## Template Updates and Changes
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We sometimes update the default templates when a new version of WooCommerce is released. This applies to major releases (WooCommerce 2.6, 3.0, and 4.0) but also to minor releases (WooCommerce 3.8.0).
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Starting in WooCommerce version 3.3, most themes look great with WooCommerce.
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[Our developer-focused blog](https://developer.woo.com/blog/) will list any template file changes with each release. You may need to update templates yourself or contact the theme author for an update if:
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- you are using a theme with older templates or an older version of WooCommerce, or
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- you modified templates or are using a child theme.
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Most theme authors fix themes in a timely manner, so you only need to update your theme to get the updated templates.
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Alternatively, you can select and use a different theme that already uses current WooCommerce templates.
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## How to Update Outdated Templates
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You need to determine what templates to update, make a backup of the old templates, and then restore any customizations.
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1. Go to WooCommerce > Status > System Status. Scroll to the end of the page where there is a list of templates overridden by your theme/child theme and a warning message that they need to be updated. In the example below, the templates `form-pay.php` and `form-login.php` are outdated:
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2. Save a backup of the outdated template.
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3. Copy the default template from `wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/templates/[path-to-the-template]` and paste it in your theme folder found at `wp-content/themes/[path-to-theme]`.
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4. Open the template you pasted into the theme folder with a text editor, such as Sublime, Visual Code, BBEdit, Notepad++, and replicate any changes that you had to the previous template in your new, updated template file.
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We recognize that it can be time-consuming. This is why we try to avoid changing WooCommerce templates, but sometimes it is wise to break backward compatibility.
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## FAQ
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### Where can I find the latest version of WooCommerce?
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If you are looking for the default templates to use for updating, you want to use the latest version of WooCommerce. There are a few easy ways to get the templates:
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- Access the files via FTP if your current WooCommerce installation is up to date.
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- Find the templates per WooCommerce version in our [Template Structure documentation](https://woo.com/document/template-structure/).
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- Download the latest version from [the WordPress.org plugin page](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/).
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- Download the latest release from [the GitHub repository](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases).
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### Why don't you make a button to click and update everything?
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It is impossible to make a video or a one-click update. Why? Because there are thousands of themes, and every theme is coded differently. One size does not fit all.
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