Activating and deactivating plugins is often an important part of troubleshooting your site. You may run into situations where a plugin has not been updated and is causing problems on your site or you may need to isolate a problematic plugin.
Activating or deactivating WordPress plugins
To activate or deactivate the plugin you’re using, follow these quick steps:
1. Log into your WordPress site.
2. Go to your WordPress dashboard.
3. Click the Plugins tab located on the left-hand-side menu on your WordPress dashboard.
![The Plugin tab on the WordPress dashboard](https://elementor.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Finding-Plugin-tab.png)
4. Now select Installed Plugins
![Selecting Installed Plugins](https://elementor.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/INstalled-plugins.png)
5. Select the plugins you want to activate/deactivate by clicking on each checkmark box next to the plugin. You can also use the box next to the word Plugin to select all plugins simultaneously.
![The checkmarks used to select Plugins](https://elementor.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Checkmarks.png)
6. Click the Bulk Actions tab to reveal the drop-down menu.
![Screenshot of the Plugin tab in WordPress. Listed 3rd party plugins have a Bulk Actions filter selected from a drop-down and highlighted above the list in red.](https://elementor.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Bulk-Actions.png)
7. Now select activate/deactivate.
![Screenshot of the Plugin tab in WordPress. Options available inside the Bulk actions drop-down menu like activate, deactivate, update, delete, enable auto-updates and disable auto-updates.](https://elementor.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Activate.png)
8. Click the Apply button to save the changes.
![](https://elementor.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Apply.png)
Plugins are one of the most important and powerful parts of a WordPress website. Take full control of your WordPress website by locating the best plugins for your site and enable/disable them as needed.