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Temporarily disable WordPress plugins
Update 09/01/2026
This guide explains how to disable all extensions installed on your WordPress on a Web Hosting.
Introduction
- Disabling WordPress plugins allows you to quickly identify if one of them is causing an issue on your site, and to draw the necessary conclusions in order to fix it.
Quickly disable WP plugins
To disable all WordPress plugins:
- Log in to the server via FTP (need help?).
- Go to the website location (the folder corresponding to your WordPress site).
- Rename
/wp-content/pluginsto/wp-content/_plugins, for example.- To disable a specific plugin, rename
/wp-content/plugins/PluginNameto/wp-content/plugins/_PluginName, for example.
- To disable a specific plugin, rename
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