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# Disabling plugins in Joomla

> Learn how to disable Joomla plugins to troubleshoot issues or fix compatibility problems.

This article describes how to disable plugins for a Joomla site. You may need to do this if you experience application problems, or if you are unable to log in to the site.

## Disabling a plugin using the administration interface

The normal way to disable plugins is by using the administration interface. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your Joomla site as the administrator.

2. On the top menu bar, click **Extensions**, and then click **Plugin Manager**. Enabled plugins display a green checkmark icon in the **Status** column. Disabled plugins display a red **x** icon in the **Status** column:\
   ![Joomla Plugin Manager](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-joomla-plugin-manager.png)

3. Locate the plugin you want to disable, and then click the green checkmark icon. The plugin is now disabled.

<Tip>
  Alternatively, if you want to disable all of the plugins at the same time, select the\
  **Check All** check box, and then click\
  **Disable** .
</Tip>

## Disabling a plugin using phpMyAdmin

If you are unable to log in to the administration interface, the previous procedure will not work. However, you can still disable plugins by using phpMyAdmin to modify the Joomla database directly. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.

2. In the **Databases** section of the cPanel home screen, click **phpMyAdmin**.

3. In the left-hand pane, click the name of the Joomla database. A list of tables appears.
   > 👍 Tip
   >
   > If you installed Joomla using Softaculous, the database name is\
   > **username\_joomXXX** , where *username* represents your account username, and *XXX* is a three-digit number.

4. Click the **jos\_extensions** table.

5. In the **name** column, locate the plugin that you want to disable.

6. In the same row, double-click the value in the **enabled** column.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > The\
   > **enabled** value is\
   > **1** for enabled plugins, and\
   > **0** for disabled plugins.

7. Type **0** to disable the plugin, and then press Enter. phpMyAdmin displays **1 row affected**.

8. The plugin is now disabled. To enable the plugin again, change the **enabled** value to **1**.