# How to Deactivate a WordPress Plugin via FTP (When Your Site is Broken)

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Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://wpshout.com/how-to-use-ftp-to-deactivate-a-plugin-thats-breaking-your-wordpress-site/>)

Author: Fred Meyer

Published: 2019-07-02T15:32:52Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Back-End Development - WPShout](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/back-end-development-wpshout.md>)

Topics: [WordPress](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wordpress.md>), [Filesystems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/filesystems.md>), [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>)

Tags: [back-end-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/back-end-development.md>), [errors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/errors.md>), [files](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/files.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [plugin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugin.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [server-administration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server-administration.md>), [wordpress](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wordpress.md>), [wps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wps.md>), [wps-nf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wps-nf.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explains how to deactivate a WordPress plugin through FTP or another file-management tool when wp-admin is inaccessible. The main fix is to rename the problem plugin's folder so WordPress stops loading it, with guidance on recognizing plugin-related failures and handling cases where the responsible plugin is unknown.

## Source excerpt

Your WordPress site is down. You can't access wp-admin. You're pretty sure a plugin caused it, but you can't get to the Plugins screen to deactivate anything. This is frustrating, but fixable. Here's how to forcibly deactivate a WordPress plugin using FTP when your admin dashboard won't load. The Quick Fix: Rename the Plugin Folder... Read More "How to Deactivate a WordPress Plugin via FTP (When Your Site is Broken)