{"id":16458,"date":"2021-12-09T09:20:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T09:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/?p=16458"},"modified":"2024-12-24T05:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T05:17:21","slug":"how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable\/Delete WordPress Themes and Plugins using File Manager &#038; PhpMyadmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-and-phpmyadmin.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16524\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-and-phpmyadmin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-and-phpmyadmin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-and-phpmyadmin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-and-phpmyadmin-300x184.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-and-phpmyadmin.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16524\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"612\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-and-phpmyadmin-300x184.jpg\"><\/a><\/p><p>Most of the time, you&rsquo;re able to disable WordPress themes\/plugins from the Dashboard. However, if you&rsquo;re unable to access the WordPress Dashboard, you can additionally disable\/delete plugins and themes using a couple of other methods as well.<\/p><p>As a part of our technical support service, our technicians invariably try to help our customers&rsquo; in the best way.<\/p><p>Now, Let&rsquo;s discuss the various methods on how to disable WordPress themes\/plugins:<\/p><p><strong>Disable\/Delete the WordPress Themes using Dashboard, File Manager &amp; phpMyAdmin.<\/strong><\/p><h2><strong>Disable WordPress themes\/plugins using the WordPress Dashboard.<\/strong><\/h2><ol>\n<li>Login to the WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Next, click on the &ldquo;<strong>Appearance<\/strong>&rdquo; and click on the &ldquo;<strong>Theme<\/strong>&rdquo; to display all the themes installed on your WordPress.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/1-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,701\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-300x210.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16460\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"701\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-300x210.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>If you want to deactivate the current theme and activate the new one, simply click the &ldquo;Activate&rdquo; button of the desired theme. This action will automatically disable the current theme.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/2-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,704\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-300x211.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16468\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"704\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-300x211.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>If you want to delete the theme, click on the &ldquo;<strong>Theme Details.<\/strong>&rdquo; (You can not delete any active themes.)\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/3-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,702\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-300x211.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16470\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"702\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-300x211.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Now, you will shortly be redirected to the new page. Here, click on the &ldquo;<strong>Delete<\/strong>&rdquo; button to delete the theme.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/4-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.png\" data-orig-size=\"1014,703\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-300x208.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16471\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"693\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-300x208.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol><h2>Change WordPress themes via phpMyAdmin<\/h2><ol>\n<li>Access the phpMyAdmin.<\/li>\n<li>Find your WordPress database from the list and click on<strong> the plus sign<\/strong>.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16482\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/attachment\/5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5.png\" data-orig-size=\"998,688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-300x207.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16482\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"689\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-300x207.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Expand the table that ends with the name &ldquo;<strong>Option.<\/strong>&rdquo;\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16483\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/6-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6.png\" data-orig-size=\"998,690\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-300x207.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16483\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"691\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-300x207.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>In the &ldquo;<strong>Option<\/strong>&rdquo; table, search for the template row. Usually, its <strong>option_id<\/strong> will be around<strong> 40.<\/strong> Next, click on the <strong>&ldquo;Edit&rdquo;<\/strong> button.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/attachment\/7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7.png\" data-orig-size=\"1001,687\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-300x206.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16484\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"686\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-300x206.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Here, change the &ldquo;<strong>option_value<\/strong>&rdquo; to the theme you want to set. Make sure you enter the exact folder name located inside<strong> wp-content\/themes<\/strong> that contains the theme. Next, click on the &ldquo;<strong>Go<\/strong>&rdquo; button to save the required changes.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16485\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/attachment\/8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8.png\" data-orig-size=\"999,687\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-300x206.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16485\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"688\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-300x206.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div><h2>Remove WordPress themes via File Manager<\/h2><p>You can remove WordPress themes from the <strong>File Manager<\/strong> as well. Here we have provided instructions on removing themes using the &ldquo;<strong>File Manager<\/strong>&rdquo; of cPanel (control panel).<\/p><ol>\n<li>Log in to the control panel (cPanel \/ Plesk).<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &ldquo;<strong>File Manager<\/strong>&rdquo; located under the file section.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/attachment\/9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9.png\" data-orig-size=\"1001,703\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9-300x211.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16489\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"702\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9-300x211.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Next, get into the site&rsquo;s root directory and open the <strong>wp-content<\/strong> folder.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16490\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/attachment\/10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.png\" data-orig-size=\"1016,698\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10-300x206.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16490\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"687\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10-300x206.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>On this screen, find and open the <strong>Themes<\/strong> folder.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16491\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/11-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11.png\" data-orig-size=\"1012,701\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11-300x208.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16491\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"693\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11-300x208.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Once you get into the<strong> Themes folder<\/strong>, you can see the List of Themes. Select the theme you want to delete and click on the &ldquo;<strong>Delete<\/strong>&rdquo; button.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/12-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12.png\" data-orig-size=\"1013,689\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12-300x204.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16492\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12-300x204.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div><h2><b>Disable\/Delete WordPress plugins from the Dashboard.<\/b><\/h2><ol>\n<li>Login to the WordPress admin area.<\/li>\n<li>To disable\/delete the plugin, click on the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> shown in the below screen capture.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/13.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16494\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/13-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/13.png\" data-orig-size=\"998,702\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/13-300x211.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/13.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16494\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"703\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/13-300x211.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>From here, you can deactivate or delete the plugins.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16495\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/14-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14.png\" data-orig-size=\"999,701\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14-300x211.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16495\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"702\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14-300x211.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol><h2>Delete WordPress plugins from the phpMyAdmin<\/h2><p>This method is used to deactivate all the plugins. However, it does not remove the plugins or any setting of it.<\/p><ol>\n<li>Log in to the phpMyAdmin.<\/li>\n<li>Find your WordPress Database from the list and click on the plus sign.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16482\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/attachment\/5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5.png\" data-orig-size=\"998,688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-300x207.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16482\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"689\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-300x207.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Expand the table ends with <strong>&ldquo;option.&rdquo;<\/strong> click on the heading &ldquo;<strong>option_name<\/strong>.&rdquo; It will make the <strong>active_pugin<\/strong> ad first table row. Then click on the &ldquo;<strong>Edit<\/strong>&rdquo; button.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16496\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/15-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15.png\" data-orig-size=\"997,688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15-300x207.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16496\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"690\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15-300x207.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Clear all the text of the<strong> option_value<\/strong> tab. Next, click on the <strong>&ldquo;Go&rdquo;<\/strong> button to save the required changes.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/16.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16497\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/16-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/16.png\" data-orig-size=\"999,688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/16-300x207.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/16.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16497\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"689\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/16-300x207.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div><h2>Delete WordPress plugins from the File Manager<\/h2><p>You can remove the plugins from the File Manager as well. Here we have provided the instruction to remove the plugin from the File Manager of cPanel.<\/p><ol>\n<li>Login to the cPanel.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &ldquo;<strong>File Manage<\/strong>r&rdquo; located under the file section.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/17-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17.png\" data-orig-size=\"1001,703\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-300x211.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16499\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"702\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-300x211.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Next, get into the site&rsquo;s root directory and open the <strong>wp-content<\/strong> folder.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/18.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/attachment\/18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/18.png\" data-orig-size=\"1016,698\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/18-300x206.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/18.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16500\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"687\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/18-300x206.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Once you get into the wp_content, open the <strong>Plugin<\/strong> folder.\n<div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/19-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19.png\" data-orig-size=\"1011,687\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19-300x204.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16501\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19-300x204.png\"><\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol><p>Once you get into the plugin&rsquo;s folder, you can see the different plugins folders. Select the plugin and click on the <strong>Delete<\/strong> button to delete it.<\/p><div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-delete-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-using-file-manager-phpmyadmin\/attachment\/20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20.png\" data-orig-size=\"1010,686\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20-300x204.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16502\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"679\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20-300x204.png\"><\/a><\/p><div class=\"extra-top-space\"><\/div><h2>Conclusion<\/h2><p>Managing plugins and themes in WordPress is crucial for maintaining site performance, security, and appearance. To deactivate, change, or delete a theme or plugin, you can navigate to the Plugins or Appearance tab in the WordPress dashboard. From there, select the theme or plugin you wish to manage and click on the appropriate action.<\/p><p>It&rsquo;s important to understand that deactivating a theme or plugin doesn&rsquo;t remove it from your site. To completely remove it, you&rsquo;ll need to use the file manager. If you plan to change the WordPress theme using the file manager, we&rsquo;ve provided steps to guide you through the process.<\/p><p>By effectively managing your WordPress site&rsquo;s themes and plugins, you can ensure its overall health and effectiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the time, you&rsquo;re able to disable WordPress themes\/plugins from the Dashboard. 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