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[Advanced Admin] 404 link on https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/#step-1-back-up-your-database

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Description

Issue Description

404 link on https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/#step-1-back-up-your-database

URL of the Page with the Issue

https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/#step-1-back-up-your-database

Section of Page with the issue

Please read Backing Up Your Database for a detailed explanation of this process.

Why is this a problem?

Link doesn't work.

Suggested Fix

Remove link or relink to correct url.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Open the WordPress documentation page at the URL in the issue and inspect the “Backing Up Your Database” section. Verify whether the linked destination is valid, then remove the link or update it to the correct URL. Done means the section no longer contains a broken link.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
75/100

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