# Upgrade from 5 to 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [April 25, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896 "2018-04-25T09:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AnnG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@AnnG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/AnnG)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/1 "2018-04-25T09:48:35Z")
I have Rapid weaver 5 but need to upgrade to 7. If I upgrade can I transfer the website straight away without doing a lot of editing? ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/2 "2018-04-25T10:16:30Z")
Hey Ann, We have instructions on how to do it here: [https://help.realmacsoftware.com/support/solutions/articles/36000001229-upgrading-sites-to-rapidweaver-7/preview](https://help.realmacsoftware.com/support/solutions/articles/36000001229-upgrading-sites-to-rapidweaver-7/preview) Hope that helps! Thanks Dan ---
**Author:** ![AnnG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@AnnG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/AnnG)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/3 "2018-04-25T10:39:30Z")
Afraid link doesn’t work Best wishes Ann ---
**Author:** ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/4 "2018-04-25T12:23:42Z")
Try this Anne. [https://help.realmacsoftware.com/support/solutions/articles/36000001229-upgrading-from-rapidweaver-5-rapidweaver-7](https://help.realmacsoftware.com/support/solutions/articles/36000001229-upgrading-from-rapidweaver-5-rapidweaver-7) ---
**Author:** ![AnnG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@AnnG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/AnnG)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/5 "2018-04-25T13:26:19Z")
That’s fine. Do I have to pay to get this upgrade? Ann ---
**Author:** ![zeebe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/zeebe/32/22007_2.png) [@zeebe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/zeebe)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/6 "2018-04-25T14:07:55Z")
Yes, the update to RapidWeaver 7 will be a paid update. Any update from one version number to another will be paid, for example, 5 to 7. But if you had 7.0 and were updating to 7.5.5, then it would not be a paid update. ---
**Author:** ![fixmacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@fixmacs](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/fixmacs)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/7 "2018-04-29T19:09:58Z")
Beware. I am having nothing but massive problems related to the site Theme that RW7 cannot find and therefore I cannot open my RW5 project in RW7. I have not received any assistance with this problem other than for forum users telling me this is a known problem. ---
**Author:** ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/8 "2018-04-30T11:56:53Z")
Mark, where did you get this ‘Geographic’ theme from? I’ve been knocking around the RW world since 3.5 and have never heard of it. Thanks Rob ---
**Author:** ![AnnG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@AnnG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/AnnG)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/9 "2018-05-11T14:20:02Z")
Downloaded rapid weaver 7 as instructed. no problem with that. How do I migrate them from 5 to 7? Best wishes Ann ---
**Author:** ![NeilUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/neiluk/32/23434_2.png) [@NeilUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/NeilUK)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/10 "2018-05-11T14:27:00Z")
> [@Upgrade from 5 to 7](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/4): > > Try this Anne. [https://help.realmacsoftware.com/support/solutions/articles/36000001229-upgrading-from-rapidweaver-5-rapidweaver-7](https://help.realmacsoftware.com/support/solutions/articles/36000001229-upgrading-from-rapidweaver-5-rapidweaver-7) ---
**Author:** ![AnnG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@AnnG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/AnnG)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/11 "2018-05-11T14:47:33Z")
I can’t open my projects in rw 7 and the article doesn’t say how to do it. ---
**Author:** ![NeilUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/neiluk/32/23434_2.png) [@NeilUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/NeilUK)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/12 "2018-05-11T16:33:50Z")
You need to be using RW 5.4.1. Do you have 5.4.1 installed? Item 2 in the support article “Open your older project files (either with a .rwsw or .rwp extension) with RapidWeaver 5.4.1, and then save the project, to ensure it’s in a format that RapidWeaver 7 can read” ---
**Author:** ![AnnG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@AnnG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/AnnG)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/13 "2018-05-11T18:00:24Z")
Have managed to do it thank you Ann ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/upgrade-from-5-to-7/19896/14 "2018-06-11T04:00:25Z")
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