{"id":17609,"date":"2018-11-22T15:10:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T12:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/knowledgebase\/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a7%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%88%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%af%d8%a8%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b3-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%84\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:51:41","password":"","slug":"disable-wordpress-plugins-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/knowledgebase\/disable-wordpress-plugins-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Disabling WordPress Plugins from cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\ud83d\udd27 Disabling WordPress Plugins from cPanel<\/h1>\n<p><strong data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"593\">Disable WordPress plugins from cPanel<\/strong> is one of the fastest ways to fix issues caused by conflicting or broken plugins. In this guide, we\u2019ll show you how.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"837\">&#8220;Why Disable Plugins via cPanel?&#8221;<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"955\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"883\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"883\">When WordPress crashes and you can\u2019t log in<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"920\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"920\">If you&#8217;re testing plugin conflicts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"955\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"955\">For debugging performance issues<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\ud83d\udd34 How to Disable All WordPress Plugins<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, a theme or plugin conflict can cause issues in your WordPress website. In such cases, we may need to disable all WordPress plugins. In this tutorial, we\u2019ll explain how to do that using cPanel.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2753 What Are WordPress Plugins?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>WordPress plugins<\/strong>\u00a0are tools that you can install on your WordPress website to add features and functionality without writing any code. This makes WordPress much easier to use for building and managing websites.<\/p>\n<h2>\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Steps to Disable Plugins<\/h2>\n<h3>\u2705 1- Access Your cPanel<\/h3>\n<p>Visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.name.com:2083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.name.com:2083<\/a><br \/>\nReplace\u00a0<code>name<\/code>\u00a0with your actual domain, and enter your\u00a0<strong>username<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2705 2- Go to the File Manager<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1001\">&#8220;Alternative Methods&#8221;<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1093\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1025\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1025\">Using FTP (FileZilla)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1059\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1059\">Using phpMyAdmin (via database)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1093\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1093\">Using WP-CLI for advanced users<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Navigate to the\u00a0<strong>Files<\/strong>\u00a0section and click on\u00a0<strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/11\/cpanel-wordpress1.png\" alt=\"disable WordPress plugins from cPanel\" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>\u2705 3- Open the public_html Directory<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/11\/cpanel-wordpress2.png\" alt=\"public_html\" width=\"253\" height=\"218\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>\u2705 4- Navigate to wp-content\/plugins<\/h3>\n<p>Inside the\u00a0<code>wp-content\/plugins<\/code>\u00a0folder, you will see all your installed plugins listed as folders.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/11\/cpanel-wordpress3.png\" alt=\"plugins\" width=\"223\" height=\"187\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>\u2705 5- Rename the Plugin Folder<\/h3>\n<p>To disable any plugin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rename its folder (e.g.,\u00a0<code>elementor<\/code>\u00a0to\u00a0<code>elementor_disabled<\/code>)<\/li>\n<li>To disable all plugins, rename the entire\u00a0<code>plugins<\/code>\u00a0folder (e.g., to\u00a0<code>plugins_old<\/code>)<\/li>\n<li>To re-enable them later, restore the original name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1320\"><strong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1201\">Q1: Will I lose my plugin settings when I rename the folder?<\/strong><br data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1204\" \/>A: No, plugin settings are saved in your WordPress database and won&#8217;t be lost when disabling by renaming the folder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1413\"><strong data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1360\">Q2: Can I disable only one plugin?<\/strong><br data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1363\" \/>A: Yes, just rename that specific plugin\u2019s folder.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf89\u00a0Now that you know how to disable WordPress plugins from cPanel, you can troubleshoot your site confidently. Always remember to re-enable one plugin at a time when testing, and keep backups ready before making changes.<\/p>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcda Related Tutorials<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/knowledgebase\/%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%81-%d8%a7%d9%88-%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%84\/\">Enable or Disable Email from cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/knowledgebase\/%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%81-%d8%ac%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%af%d9%85%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%89-%d9%88%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%af\/\">Disable All WordPress Plugins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/knowledgebase\/%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%b6-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%84%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b5%d9%87-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88%d9%82%d8%b9-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84\/\">Disable Directory Listing via cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udc9c Best regards from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hyyat.com\">Hayat Host<\/a>\u00a0team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd27 Disabling WordPress Plugins from cPanel Disable WordPress plugins from cPanel is one of the fastest ways to fix issues caused by conflicting or broken plugins. 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