Best plugin deactivation plugins for WordPress
The most popular plugin deactivation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Fatal Plugin Auto Deactivator leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Debug Bar Plugin Activation (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “plugin deactivation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 plugin deactivation plugins
- 1.
Fatal Plugin Auto DeactivatorThe most installed plugin deactivation plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
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Debug Bar Plugin Activation10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
All 2 plugins tagged “plugin deactivation”
Fatal Plugin Auto Deactivator
Down in the last 7 days:146#16,181by Linkon Miyan2 months ago
Automatically deactivates plugins that cause fatal errors to prevent site crashes and keep your WordPress site running smoothly.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Debug Bar Plugin Activation
Up in the last 7 days:1,944#42,687by Juliette Reinders Folmer10 years ago
Debug Bar Plugin Activation adds a new panel to the Debug Bar which displays plugin (de-)activation and uninstall errors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day