# wps-nf

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

DevFeed: [How to Deactivate a WordPress Plugin via FTP (When Your Site is Broken)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-deactivate-a-wordpress-plugin-via-ftp-when-your-site-is-broken-17727.md>)

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)

## Mastering the WordPress Options API

DevFeed: [Mastering the WordPress Options API](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mastering-the-wordpress-options-api-17728.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://wpshout.com/mastering-wordpress-options-api/>)

Author: David Hayes

Published: 2017-05-16T11:00:55Z

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>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [back-end-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/back-end-development.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.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 on WordPress's Options API, explaining how site options store global configuration data and how to retrieve, create, update, and remove options. It also covers default values, serialized arrays and objects, and the distinction between update_option() and add_option().

### Source excerpt

WordPress needs a way to store small bits of sitewide data--things like your site title, admin email, or custom color schemes. That's what the Options API handles. It's one of those WordPress features that seems almost too simple at first, but you'll use it constantly once you understand it. What Are Site Options? Site options... Read More "Mastering the WordPress Options API