Internal error 500

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  cherryblossomnoisilyd1aa31b088 · Member · Jan 14, 2026 at 4:02 pm

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  Every time I try to publish any site changes, or move throughout any other pages of the site I get an internal error 500 message. Is there anyway to fix this without removing plugins one by one.

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  james3265166 · Member · Jan 14, 2026 at 5:14 pm

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  The “Internal Server Error 500” usually indicates a server-side conflict—often caused by a specific plugin or theme code crashing the site—and you can indeed fix this without painstakingly disabling plugins one by one from the dashboard (which you likely cannot access anyway). The most efficient solution is to connect to your site via SFTP (using the credentials found in your hosting dashboard under Settings > Hosting Configuration) or use your host’s File Manager, navigate to the /wp-content/ directory, and temporarily rename the entire plugins folder to something like plugins_OLD; this single action instantly deactivates all plugins at once, forcing the site to load without them and typically clearing the error immediately so you can regain access. Once you are back in, you can rename the folder back to plugins and look at your PHP Error Logs (often found under Tools > Site Health or the “Logs” tab in your hosting panel) to pinpoint exactly which plugin generated the fatal error, saving you the trouble of guessing.