{"id":9332,"date":"2023-12-13T04:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T04:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=9332"},"modified":"2025-11-22T04:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T04:48:09","slug":"how-to-disable-wordpress-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-wordpress-plugins","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable WordPress Plugins?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the most important aspects of creating a website with WordPress is thousands of third-party plugins which are a supplement for everything you need to do without any coding knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, the big help of plugins also makes a big difference in aspects like versions and security. <strong>Some of the common WordPress problems have been related to plugins:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The website pages appear as blank pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slow website speed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Error information appears on the web page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In addition to the above issues, other problems are there.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following article will give you information on how to disable plugins as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/knowledgebase\/fix-wordpress-updating-failed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">way to fix WordPress problems<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There are 4 ways to disable the installed plugins<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From WordPress Dashboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From File Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From FTP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From SSH<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-disable-wordpress-plugins-from-wordpress-dashboard\"><strong>How to Disable WordPress Plugins From WordPress Dashboard<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the steps below to disable the plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong>Login into your WordPress Dashboard. For login type <strong>https:\/\/domain.com\/wp-admin<\/strong><br>Replace <strong>domain.com<\/strong> with your domain name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-login.png\" alt=\"Login wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-5287\" width=\"363\" height=\"434\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Click on the <strong>Plugins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-dashboard.png\" alt=\"Click on the Plugins.\" class=\"wp-image-5289\" width=\"683\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-dashboard.png 839w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-dashboard-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-dashboard-810x599.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Click on the checkbox to select all the installed plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugins-check.png\" alt=\" select all the installed plugins.\" class=\"wp-image-5290\" width=\"-77\" height=\"-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugins-check.png 863w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugins-check-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugins-check-810x609.png 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Click on the&nbsp;<strong>Bulk Action<\/strong>&nbsp;drop-down and select&nbsp;<strong>Deactivate<\/strong>. Click&nbsp;<strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugins-bulk-action.png\" alt=\"select\u00a0Deactivate\" class=\"wp-image-5291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugins-bulk-action.png 857w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugins-bulk-action-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugins-bulk-action-810x495.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. <\/strong>All the plugins will be <strong>disabled after the page reload<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Alternatively, if you are sure about the plugin which you want to deactivate, click <strong>Deactivate <\/strong>just below the plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugin-deactivate.png\" alt=\"click Deactivate just below the plugin\" class=\"wp-image-5292\" width=\"-56\" height=\"-38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugin-deactivate.png 774w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugin-deactivate-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugin-deactivate-145x100.png 145w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/plugin-deactivate-380x260.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-disable-wordpress-plugins-from-file-manager\"><strong>How to Disable WordPress Plugins  <strong>From File Manager<\/strong> <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are steps to disable WordPress plugins from File Manager:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/knowledgebase\/how-to-login-into-directadmin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login into the control panel<\/a>. Here my control panel is DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong>Type \u201c<strong><em>file manager<\/em><\/strong>\u201d in the search bar or scroll down and locate&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong>&nbsp;and click on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/file_manager.png\" alt=\"file_manager\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Click\u00a0<strong>Domains<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013> your domain (for which you want to edit wp_config.php) \u2013><strong>public_html<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/public_html_dir_admin.png\" alt=\"public_html_directadmin\" width=\"772\" height=\"444\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Navigate to <strong>wp-content<\/strong> and <strong>plugins<\/strong> and <strong>rename the directory<\/strong> (folder). After renaming, all the plugins will be disabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-disable-wordpress-plugins-from-ftp\"><strong>How to Disable WordPress Plugins From FTP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the steps to Disable WordPress Plugins From FTP are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>FileZilla<\/strong> and connect your server via FTP.\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Enter Hostname<\/strong>: Enter your domain name or Server IP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Username:<\/strong> Enter your FTP username.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Password:<\/strong> Enter your FTP password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port:<\/strong> The default port for <strong>FTP <\/strong>is <strong>21<\/strong> and for <strong>SFTP <\/strong>it&#8217;s <strong>22<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1.png\" alt=\"Disable WordPress Plugins From FTP\" class=\"wp-image-5294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1-810x345.png 810w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-1-1140x485.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The &#8220;<strong>Directory listing Successful<\/strong>&#8221; message confirms that the login has been successful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>root\/domains\/yourdomain\/pubic_html\/wp-content<\/strong> directory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right Click on the plugins and rename them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Click on the plugins\" class=\"wp-image-5295\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All your plugins will be disabled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-disable-wordpress-plugins-from-ssh\"><strong>How to Disable WordPress Plugins From SSH<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the steps to disable WordPress plugins from SSH are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect your server via SSH<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: bash; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\nssh root@serverIP\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to your website directory using the cd command<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: plain; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\ncd \/home\/username\/domains\/yourdomain\/wp-content\/\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rename the&nbsp;<strong>\/plugin<\/strong>&nbsp;folder using the&nbsp;<strong>mv<\/strong>&nbsp;command.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: bash; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\nmv plugins plugins12\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All the plugins will be disabled after the rename.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alternatively, <\/strong>you navigate inside the<strong> \/plugins<\/strong> directory and rename the plugins individually to disable them one by one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You may also like<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-php-version-in-directadmin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to change PHP version in 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