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How to deactivate all plugins when not able to access the administrative menus?

April 26, 2017able administrative deactivate menus plugins

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How to deactivate all plugins when not able to access the administrative menus?

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Sometimes it may be necessary to deactivate all plugins, but you can’t access the administrative menus to do so. One of two methods are available to deactivate all plugins. • Use phpMyAdmin • In the table wp_options, under the option_name column (field) find the active_plugins row • Change the option_value field to: a:0:{} or • Create an empty plugins folder • Via FTP or your host’s control panel, navigate to the wp-contents folder (directory) • Via FTP or your host’s control panel, rename the folder “plugins” to “plugins.hold” • Via FTP or your host’s control panel, create new folder called “plugins” • Login to your WordPress administration menus • Via FTP or your host’s control panel, delete the empty “plugins” you previous created • Via FTP or your host’s control panel, rename “plugins.