{"id":1229,"date":"2020-09-04T11:19:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T11:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2020\/09\/04\/4411258-how-to-disable-wordpress-plugins-without-access-to-the-admin-page-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:14","slug":"4411258-how-to-disable-wordpress-plugins-without-access-to-the-admin-page-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4411258-how-to-disable-wordpress-plugins-without-access-to-the-admin-page-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable WordPress Plugins Without Access to the Admin Page at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you wish to deactivate some plugins but don’t have access to your WordPress administrator page, there are a couple of options.<\/p>

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Disabling plugins via the WordPress dashboard<\/h2>

In your Hostinger account, go to Websites<\/a> <\/b>→ Dashboard <\/b>next to the site in question. Then, search for Security<\/b> on the sidebar and click on it:<\/p>

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Scroll down to the section Installed plugins<\/b> to find all the plugins currently installed on your website. Move the toggle to disable or enable them:<\/p>

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Disabling plugins via the file manager<\/h2>

If you don’t have the WordPress dashboard enabled or prefer managing data via files, you can disable the plugins using the file manager. <\/p>

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Step 1 – Go to the file manager<\/h3>

Open your website’s File Manager<\/a><\/b> and access its wp-content<\/b> folder (domains\/domain.tld\/public_html\/wp-content<\/code>). There, you’ll find the plugins <\/b>folder:<\/p>

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Step 2 – Check and disable plugins<\/h3>

If you don’t use Elementor <\/b>on your website, rename the entire plugins <\/b>folder to plugins_disabled<\/b> (or any different name) – this way, you’ll disable all the plugins inside this folder:<\/p>

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\"Renaming<\/div>

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If you do use Elementor<\/b>, rename every folder within the plugins<\/b> folder except Elementor<\/b>. Alternatively, you may create a new folder and move all the plugins’ folders there except Elementor<\/b>. <\/p>

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Due to the specific architecture of Elementor, changing the plugin’s folder name can cause a website crash. Therefore, make sure not to change the Elementor folder name<\/b> 💡 <\/p>\n<\/div>

Both options – renaming the folders or creating a new folder and moving the plugins there – will disable <\/b>plugins, as the path to files will be altered. Renaming the folders to their original names or moving them back to the \/plugins directory will enable the plugins again<\/b>.<\/p>

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Troubleshooting plugins<\/h2>

If a website starts working after disabling all plugins, it’s necessary to identify which specific plugin causes the trouble: <\/p>

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    Disable all plugins <\/b>– you can do it via the WordPress dashboard<\/a> or the file manager<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Enable plugins one by one<\/b>, and check the website via the incognito browser window after enabling each plugin.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>

    This way, you’ll identify the corrupted plugin and get your website back on track. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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