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wp_update_plugin_status

Description

Use this tool to change the active status of any installed plugin. Your AI will first list plugins to confirm the correct plugin identifier, then activate or deactivate it as instructed. This is useful for troubleshooting conflicts or enabling plugins as part of a setup workflow.

See it in action

Claude Desktop — MCP Connection
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Deactivate the 'Hello Dolly' plugin.
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Calling Tool: wp_update_plugin_status
Done! I've used wp_update_plugin_status to complete that for you. 
{"status": "success"}

Example Use Cases & Sample Prompts

  1. Deactivating before edits
    • Prompt: “Deactivate the caching plugin before I update the homepage content, and remind me to reactivate it after.”
  2. Troubleshooting a conflict
    • Prompt: “Deactivate the WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin temporarily so we can test if it’s causing the checkout error.”
  3. Activating a new plugin
    • Prompt: “Activate the ‘Yoast SEO’ plugin that was just installed.”
  4. Enabling maintenance mode
    • Prompt: “Activate the maintenance mode plugin, then deactivate it once I confirm the changes are live.”
  5. Plugin soft reset
    • Prompt: “Deactivate and then reactivate the WPForms plugin to clear its cached configuration.”

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