Macrotone Kbase can be updated with two different methods: installing the new version on top of the old one, or by using the using the extensions update feature in Joomla! 1.6 and later.

Updating directly

This is the failsafe approach, but the least convenient. Download the latest Macrotone Kbase release from http://www.macrotoneconsulting.co.uk/downloads and save the ZIP file to your hard disk. Log in to your site's backend, click on Extensions Manager. Use the Browse button to locate the ZIP file you downloaded, then click on Upload and Install. All Joomla! versions since 1.5.5 are smart enough to understand that you're doing an upgrade instead of installation and adjust the process accordingly.

Using Joomla! extension update

Since Joomla! 1.6, the Joomla! Extensions Manager allows directly updating your extensions. Just log in to the backend of your site and go to Extensions, Extension Manager. Click on the Update link below the toolbar. Then click on the Find Updates button. If there is a new Macrotone Kbase release it will appear in the list shown. Tick the box on the left of the row and then click on the Update button. If your site is compatible with this Joomla! feature, you will see the new version being installed automatically for you.

Something not working right after the update?

Although very rare, sometimes Joomla! "forgets" to copy all updated files. This is something that we has been observed a few times. In this situation, simply follow the instructions in the Updating Directly section above. This will force Joomla! to retry updating the component, copying the missing files and everything should work again.