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 <h2>Updating</h2>
 <h3>Using the Automatic Updater</h3>
-<p>If you are updating from version 2.7 or higher, you can use the automatic updater:</p>
 <ol>
 	<li>Open <span class="file"><a href="wp-admin/update-core.php">wp-admin/update-core.php</a></span> in your browser and follow the instructions.</li>
 	<li>You wanted more, perhaps? That&#8217;s it!</li>