{"id":11060,"date":"2021-07-02T11:33:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T11:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11060"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:51:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:51:31","slug":"disable-wordpress-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/disable-wordpress-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable WordPress Plugins?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can disable WordPress plugins with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the wp-admin Dashboard<\/li>\n<li>cPanel File Manager<\/li>\n<li>FTP Client (FileZilla)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-wrapr kb-wisdom-key kb-wisdom-wrapr-green\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-icon\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-icon\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-content\">\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Before you make any changes to your website, we strongly recommend you take a full backup of the website. It will allow you to reassess the changes you are about to bring to the website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>I. To Disable Plugins via WordPress Dashboard<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log into your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click on <strong>Plugins<\/strong> on the navigation menu and select <strong>Installed Plugins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/installed_plugins.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1507\" height=\"714\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The list of the plugins currently installed on your WordPress account will appear. You can also see their statuses to determine which of them are currently active.<\/p>\n<p>3. You can find the <strong>Deactivate<\/strong> button beside the active plugins. Click on it to turn off or <strong>disable<\/strong> the plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/deactivate_plugin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1676\" height=\"598\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are unable to access the WordPress admin dashboard, you can disable the plugins via cPanel.<\/p>\n<h2>II. To Disable plugins via File Manager<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log into your cPanel account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Scroll down to the <strong>FILES<\/strong> section and click <strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/file_manager.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1360\" height=\"318\" \/>The <strong>File Manager<\/strong> window will open.<\/p>\n<p>3. Search and open your WordPress website&#8217;s directory root.<\/p>\n<p>4. Open the <strong>wp-content<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wp-content_folder.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1914\" height=\"798\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Next, open the <strong>plugins<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/plugins.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1548\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here, you will find all the plugins of your WordPress website.<\/p>\n<p>6. Select the plugin you need to disable and click the <strong>Rename<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/plugin_rename.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1565\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. A window will popup. You will have to change the folder name and click the <strong>Rename File<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/plugin_change_name.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do not forget to make a note or remember the original name of the plugin folder. You will need it if you want to activate the plugin again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-wrapr kb-wisdom-info kb-wisdom-wrapr-blue\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-icon\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-icon\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-content\">\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Some plugins that require caching are hard-coded. Renaming the folder will not disable such plugins for the WordPress site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also disable WordPress plugins by connecting your site via free FTP clients like FileZilla.<\/p>\n<h2>III. To Disable Plugins via FTP Client(FileZilla)<\/h2>\n<p>1. Connect your WordPress website to the <strong>FileZilla<\/strong> FTP client.<\/p>\n<p>2. Browse to the <strong>plugins<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n<p>3. 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