Meks Quick Plugin Disabler
by Meks · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 94.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Temporarily disable (and restore) all currently active plugins with a single click
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+26%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “activate”, “deactivate” and “debug” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 20.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,787 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 827 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 827 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 11d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 11d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| disabler | #4 | #6 | down 1 |
| plugin disabler | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| wp disabler | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| activate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| deactivate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| debug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “activate”, “deactivate” and “debug” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 385 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago and the previous band took 4.6 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 11 Feb 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ danielepais1.3y ago
Excellent plugin to quick debut and resolve a plugin conflict. I normally used to stop them from running from the CP but with this plugin I don’t even have to use CP or FTP, can deactivate and restore with a simple click.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jenkinsmi3.6y ago
What a great idea ehy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inspired8884.8y ago
This is a great plug-in, making it very easy to one-click disable all active plugins, and one-click re-activate them. My one concern, before testing it, was whether I’d be able to individually enable a few plugins, and still be able to later one-click enable all the others that were previously enabled. When troubleshooting it’s ofter necessary to have a least a few plugins active for the process, either because that’s the plug-in your trying to find compatibility issues with, or because you need that plugin running in order to even use the site as intended (like WooCommerce on a ecommerce site). The short answer is, yes, you can one-by-one activate plugins as needed, and then bulk re-activate the remaining plugins. UPDATE Aug 2024: Two years later, and I pretty much install this plugin on every site I work with. It’s a must-have in my opinion for anyone managing and/or developing WordPress sites. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by inspired888.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Duke Snoogens5.0y ago
Where has this tool been my whole life? It makes troubleshooting faster instead of me manually “renaming” the plug-in folder. I used to save a PDF of my active plugins just to keep track, but with this tool I can simply click on or off.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ titsmaker7.0y ago
If for some reason you can’t use troubleshooting mode to deactivate all plugins this plugin comes to rescue. Letting you deactivate and reactivate all your plugins in one click.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Uzzal7.4y ago
As a technical support engineer, I have to check and troubleshoot many issues for users. As there may have many plugins installed on user’s site, I can not but check deactivating all the plugins once. So, it saves my time. Thank a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Davor Veselinovic9.8y ago
Nice and very useful plugin. It goes to my bookmark for sure. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Temporarily disable (and restore) all currently active plugins with a single click"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("made for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 671 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "activate", "deactivate" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1688 days in tier
- 2021-10-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 625 days in tier
- 2020-02-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 151 days in tier
- 2019-09-04 600+ → 900+ up after 305 days in tier
- 2018-11-03 400+ → 600+ up after 88 days in tier
- 2018-08-07 300+ → 400+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Wp Disabler 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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