WP Safe Mode

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1. ★★★★★ colinfroggatt

   4.1y ago

   I run a few sites, most with 40+ plugins (eeek!). When a supplier says “disable all your plugins and retest the problem” I groan. This plugin makes it so easy to disable all plugins or just keep a couple of key ones activated. You can also just do it for your user, so it is possible to trouble shoot on a live site … not recommended but sometimes you have no choice. Thanks Marcus for your work here, it’s a great contribution to the WP community.

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2. ★★★★★ Martin Sauter

   4.4y ago

   Resolving conflicts is never fun, but this plugin makes it as easy as possible. There is not much more to say about it – it just works. Thanks for developing this!

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3. ★★★★★ mkovcu

   5.4y ago
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4. ★★★★★ blunoa

   5.4y ago

   My network site crashed and couldn’t find the problem. I’ve installed the plugin managed to access the crashed network admin site disabled all plugins and themes, found the error, and all back to normal. Thank you so much

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5. ★★★★★ rtc35

   7.0y ago

   As soon as I activated this plugin, I got a 500 error. I tried to disable it by renaming it via FTP and that didn’t help. Then I noticed my wp-config.php file had suddenly become 0 bytes. Luckily I had a backup. I’ve never seen anything like it. EDIT: Because the developer acted so quickly to resolve the issue, I upgraded my rating. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by rtc35. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by rtc35.

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6. ★★★★★ yahtzee1

   7.1y ago

   Me only mode changed the whole website! This topic was modified 6 years, 12 months ago by yahtzee1.

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7. ★★★★★ htchr

   7.4y ago

   Helped me to find plugin conflicts easy. Thnx!

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8. ★★★★★ Marc

   7.6y ago

   This plugin makes troubleshooting plugin compatibility really easy. Thanks Marcus!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3 added toggle for adding all plugins in one go to activate or keep active in safe mode 1.3
2. — Version 1.2 fixed fatal errors on environments where wp-config.php is not in root folder, added double-check that wp-config.php has content to overwrite in event there’s a symlink or something odd like that fixed minor php warning u 1.2
3. — Version 1.1 added failsafe check for some edge case WSOD (e.g. mu-plugins using hardcoded directory path includes) before installing loader 1.1
4. — Version 1.0 First Release 1.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4

Translated into 5 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2023-07-17 1K+ → 2K+ 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 PHP Console 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Ray 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Output Log File 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Email Debug 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
• Anti-Cache Kit 30+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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WP Safe Mode: 2K+ active installs, 4.3★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-safe-mode