Update the plugin

Keep Progress Map Ultimate up to date to receive fixes, Google Maps compatibility updates (including drawing tools), and new features.

Recommended method: WordPress updates (Freemius)

With a valid license:

  1. WordPress shows an update when a new Ultimate version is available (Dashboard → Updates or Plugins).
  2. Click Update now.
  3. After the update, briefly open About Ultimate and a map edit screen to confirm the admin loads.
  4. Hard-refresh a front-end map page (or clear cache) if you use a caching plugin.

This is the preferred path. It preserves the plugin folder and avoids manual ZIP mistakes.

Manual ZIP update (fallback)

If you must update manually from a ZIP downloaded on progress-map.com:

  1. Download the latest Ultimate installable ZIP from your account.
  2. In Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, upload the ZIP.
  3. When WordPress detects the plugin already exists, choose Replace current with uploaded.
  4. Keep Ultimate activated afterward.

Do not mix an old Pro ZIP (codespacing-progress-map) with Ultimate. Always use the Ultimate package.

Before updating on production

  • Backup the database and wp-content (or at least the Ultimate plugin folder)
  • Update on staging first when possible
  • Note your active modules under Ultimate Modules

After updating

  • Confirm license still active
  • Confirm Google Maps still loads (API key unchanged)
  • If markers look stale, use regenerate markers if available under troubleshooting tools
  • Re-test modules you rely on (Draw a Search, List & Filter, etc.)

Caching & optimization plugins

After an update, purge:

  • Page cache
  • Minify/combine caches (map scripts are sensitive to aggressive defer/combine)
  • CDN cache for JS/CSS if used

Next step

→ Get support if something breaks after an update

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