WP AutoLoader Documentation

WP Version Upgrades

When upgrading WordPress versions, follow these steps to keep AutoLoader enabled:

  1. In your development server, cd into the WPAutoLoader application directory.
  2. Disable AutoLoader by running the following command in your server’s command line:
    > php autoloader disable
  3. Update WordPresss according to your usual processes.
  4. Re-enable AutoLoader with the following command:
    > php autoloader enable

This will preserve AutoLoader in your new version of WordPress.

See Uninstall AutoLoader for more on dealing with version discrepancies.