If you ever experience trouble updating your WordPress plugins using the ‘Update’ feature in the WordPress Admin dashboard, you can still update them manually.
Manually Updating Free Plugins Sourced From the WordPress Repository
Repository plugins are the plugins you download through the ‘Add Plugin’ screen in the WordPress Admin. This approach requires no developer knowledge and uses built-in WordPress functionality.
https://givewp.com/documentation/resources/manually-install-wordpress-plugin/
Manually Updating Plugins Using a Local Method and Advanced Tools
This guide is specific to WP Engine Local, but the concept is the same for any Local tools you use to pull down a copy of your website onto your local machine for website management. The advanced instructions use the developer tools WPackagist and Composer.
https://mitchcanter.me/update-wordpress-wpengine/
