Quickly toggle plugin activation status from the toolbar.
As of April 2026, Plugin Toggle is a WordPress toggle plugin with 600 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 18 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
For those times when you’re too lazy to visit the Plugins screen to toggle a plugin on or off.
It’s also helpful when troubleshooting:
This simple plugin is awesome, especially when it comes to diagnosing problems. One of the tenants of troubleshooting WordPress is to disable every plugin and re-enable them one by one in a process of elimination.
Generally, this is accomplished by having the plugin management page in one browser tab with the front end of the website in another. When a plugin is deactivated, switch browser tabs and refresh to see if the problem disappears. Depending on the speed of your site and the number of plugins installed, this can be a cumbersome experience.
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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