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How to deactivate a WordPress plugin using FTP client

If you ran into trouble and noticed that your site is inaccessible, you may want to deactivate the WordPress plugin using FTP. Since you can’t log in to your admin panel, you may use the following instructions:

Step 1: Log in to your FTP server using your FTP client

Step 2: Move to wp-content/plugins

Step 3: Find one of the folders:

  • disable-dashboard-for-woocommerce
  • disable-dashboard-for-woocommerce-pro

Rename the folder(s) by adding .old to the folder name:

  • disable-dashboard-for-woocommerce.old
  • disable-dashboard-for-woocommerce-pro.old

After saving changes, please try to access your admin panel again. You should now be able to log in to your site normally.

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Main settings
Disable WooCommerce Admin Disable Marketing Hub Disable WooCommerce.com notice Disable WooCommerce Marketplace Suggestions Disable Extensions & My Subscriptions submenus Disable Recommended shipping solutions metabox Disable Recommended payments plugins metabox Disable WooCommerce Status Meta Box Disable WooCommerce Blocks (back-end) Disable WooCommerce Widgets Disable WooCommerce scripts and styles Disable WooCommerce Cart Fragments Disable WooCommerce Blocks (front-end) Disable unnecessary Stripe scripts
Admin panel optimization
Hide update notice for non-admin users Disable WordPress Dashboard widgets Remove the WordPress logo from the admin bar Remove admin footer text Hide standard WordPress Logo from Login Page Change the Logo Link on the WordPress Login Page Change the Logo title parameter on the WordPress Login Page Disable WordPress Login Language Switcher
Site performance
Disable Password Strength Meter Load Comments script only when needed Prevent auto-linking URLs in comments Remove DNS prefetch to s.w.org Disable Sidebar WordPress Widgets Remove WordPress & WooCommerce Meta Generator Tag Remove emoji styles and scripts Remove RSS Feed Links Remove the Generator Tag From RSS Feeds Remove Link to the Windows Live Writer Manifest File Remove RSD link Remove Shortlink From HTTP Header
Block Editor
Disable Gutenberg Auto-close Welcome Guide Disable WordPress Block Directory Remove the default block patterns Auto-exit the Fullscreen Mode on editor load Deactivate the Template Editor
WordPress Core
Disable themes auto-updates Disable plugins auto-updates Disable all WordPress core updates Disable XML-RPC API Disable File Editor Disable post revisions Disable Application Passwords Disable WordPress Heartbeat API Remove script/style version parameter
Third-party plugins
Remove Jetpack installation notice Disable Jetpack promotions Disable the Elementor Dashboard widget Disable SkyVerge Dashboard Yoast SEO: Disable Ads, Premium nags, Premium menu Yoast SEO: Disable Yoast SEO Admin bar item Yoast SEO: Remove Yoast HTML Comments from the Front-end Yoast SEO: Remove Yoast SEO Dashboard widget Disable Contact Form 7 JavaScript and CSS Hide “UpdraftPlus” on admin toolbar Hide Advanced Custom Fields admin menu Remove WPML Meta Generator Tag

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