WP Safe Mode
Disable plugins or switch themes for just you or the whole site for debugging, troubleshooting or accessing and restoring a broken website.
4.3(8 reviews)
·2.0K+ active installs·Updated 11 months agoAs of April 2026, WP Safe Mode is a WordPress debug plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 24K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.2.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Downloads are up 30% this week. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.
4.3/58 reviews
2.0K+active installs
24K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
WP Safe Mode allows you to view your site temporarily with certain plugins disabled/enabled as well as switching to another theme.
This is particularly useful if you are experiencing problems with a specific plugin or theme and need troubleshoot without it affecting the rest of your site visitors.
Additionally, a loader file can be directly installed via FTP to help you access an inaccessible site due to PHP errors (e.g. blank screens or white screen of death) to help restore it from the admin panel.
Main Features
- Enter Safe Mode for just yourself whilst logged in.
- Enable Safe Mode for the whole site.
- Admin Bar shortcuts for enabling/disabling Safe Mode.
- Restrict Safe Mode to certain IP addresses.
- Automatic installation (if file permissions allow).
- Fallback to a default WordPress theme o…
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Makes debugging problems on complex sites a whole lot easier
by colinfroggatt·3 years 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.
Absolutely helpful
by Martin Sauter·3 years 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!
Works great
by mkovcu·5 years ago
Huge Thanks save my network site
by blunoa·5 years ago·1 reply
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
This plugin deleted all content in my wp-config file
by rtc35·6 years ago·5 replies
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.
Download Trends
Today: 4Yesterday: 17This week: 65Period total: 4K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.2.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.3
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.3
- added toggle for adding all plugins in one go to activate or keep active in safe mode
Contributors
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