Bulk Deactivate
Bulk deactivate and activate WordPress plugins. Fantastic for discovering plugin conflicts and fixing support items. This is an essential tool for discovering plugin conflicts. When you have an error on your site you…
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Bulk Deactivate shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.4 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Bulk Deactivate stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| activate | >100 |
| bulk deactivate | >100 |
| deactivate | >100 |
| debug | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 6 reviews
About Bulk Deactivate
From the official readme · v0.2.3Description
Bulk deactivate and activate WordPress plugins. Fantastic for discovering plugin conflicts and fixing support items. This is an essential tool for discovering plugin conflicts. When you have an error on your site you should isolate where the problem is occuring. It will often be a theme of a plugin. This let’s you deactivate your plugins in bulk so you can isolate the problem.
The plugin lets you:
- Add exceptions, so essenttial plugins will not be deactivated
- Save a list of the plugins deactivated
- Let you activate the plugins you just deactivated.
- Let’s you activate just a selection of the plugins just deactivated
- Advanced options for how the plugin save list is handled
More Info
More information can be found here
Please contribute to this plugins development on GitHub here: https://github.com/raisonon/plugin-deactivate
Installation
Install and Activate
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Changelog
0.2.3
- Fix CSS enqueue for bulk deactive page only
- Fix Error item
0.2.1
- First launch into the wild
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FAQ
Bulk Deactivate: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 10, 2026
Is Bulk Deactivate free?
Yes. Bulk Deactivate is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Bulk Deactivate safe to use in 2026?
Bulk Deactivate shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Bulk Deactivate?
Bulk Deactivate is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,000 times since it launched in November 2014. It was downloaded 52 times in the last 30 days.
Does Bulk Deactivate work with WordPress 7.1?
Bulk Deactivate is officially tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Bulk Deactivate last updated?
The latest version, 0.2.3, was released on November 10, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Bulk Deactivate?
Bulk Deactivate is developed and maintained by Elliot Taylor.
What are the best alternatives to Bulk Deactivate?
The most popular alternatives to Bulk Deactivate are Unconfirmed (1K+ installs), Meks Quick Plugin Disabler (1K+ installs) and BEA – Activator (10+ installs).
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