{"id":83966,"date":"2018-02-01T09:47:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T14:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=83966"},"modified":"2018-02-13T09:40:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T14:40:29","slug":"how-to-deactivate-all-plugins-when-not-able-to-access-wordpress-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/how-to-deactivate-all-plugins-when-not-able-to-access-wordpress-dashboard.html","title":{"rendered":"How to deactivate all plugins when not able to access WordPress dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, our team is ready to present you a new tutorial that shows how to deactivate all plugins when not able to access WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\r\n<p>Sometimes during the troubleshooting process, many resources recommend to deactivate all plugins and activate them one by one. <\/p>\r\n<p>In some cases you are also locked out of your WordPress admin panel, so you can not deactivate your plugins via the admin panel. <\/p>\r\n<p>In this article, we will show you how to deactivate all WordPress plugins when you are not able to access wp-admin area.<\/p>\r\n<p>There are two methods to disable all of your plugins. You will need to use FTP and phpMyAdmin.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><p>Deactivate All Plugins <strong>Using FTP<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p> For this method, you will need to either use FTP client or your hosting Filemanager. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n<li><p>Connect to your server via FTP or open hosting Filemanager<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p>Once you are connected, you will need access <strong>wp-content<\/strong> folder.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li><p>In this folder, you will see folder called <strong>plugins<\/strong>. This is where all plugins files are located <\/p>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_1.png 916w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_1-150x55.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_1-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_1-768x283.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><p>Right-click on the plugins folder and select <strong>Rename<\/strong> option. Change the name of the plugins folder (Example: plugins-deactivate). \r\nOnce you do this, all of your plugins should be deactivated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"937\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_2.png 937w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_2-150x74.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_2-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_2-768x379.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li><p>Deactivate all plugins <strong>using phpMyAdmin<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>The FTP-based method is easier, however, you can also deactivate all the plugins using phpMyAdmin.<\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"list\">\r\n<li><p>Login to your hosting control panel.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<li><p>You need to access <strong>phpMyAdmin<\/strong> tool. In cPanel, it is usually located in <strong>databases<\/strong> section. However, your hosting control panel might look different<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"436\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_3.png 876w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_3-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_3-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_3-768x382.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><p>Select your WordPress database if it is not selected yet. After that, you will be able to see WordPress database tables.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li><p>You need to open the <strong>wp_options<\/strong> table (wp_ is a default WordPress table prefix . Prefix might be different on your site ). \r\nIn the wp_options table, you should see rows with different options. Find the <strong>active_plugins<\/strong> option and then click on the <strong>Edit<\/strong> link.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_4.png 637w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_4-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_4-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><p>On the next screen, you will need to change the <strong>option_value<\/strong> field to <strong>a:0:{}<\/strong> and then click on a <strong>Go<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"547\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_5.png 978w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_5-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_5-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how_to_deactivate_plugins_ftp_phpmyadmin_5-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>You have successfully deactivated all WordPress plugins using phpMyAdmin. If you want to learn more about working with WordPress, feel free to check the tips and tricks on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/blog\/tag\/wordpress\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">blog page<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>We would also suggest you to check out the latest collection of premium <a href=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/wordpress-themes.php\">WordPress Themes<\/a> to build your very own website.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, our team is ready to present you a new tutorial that shows how to deactivate all plugins when not able to access WordPress dashboard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":83972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2017,728],"tags":[1537,1049],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83966"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83966"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84096,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83966\/revisions\/84096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}