Manage plugins in bulk

You can efficiently manage and update plugins across all your WordPress.com sites. This guide will show you how to view, activate, deactivate, update, and remove plugins in bulk.

This feature is available on sites with the WordPress.com Personal, Premium, Business, and Commerce plans. For free sites, upgrade your plan to access this feature.

Follow these steps to view all plugins on the sites you are an administrator on:

1. Visit your hosting dashboard.
2. In the left sidebar, select Plugins → Manage plugins.
3. Click a plugin to see which sites it has been installed on. Details appear on the right.

4. For each site, you will find the following options:
   • Active: Activate or deactivate the plugin on each site.
   • Autoupdate: Turn automatic plugin updates on or off for each site.
   • Actions: Click the ⋮ button to find an option to delete the plugin from a site.

If a plugin is installed on multiple sites, you check the box next to each site to activate, deactivate, update, or delete the plugin for multiple sites at once.

The “Available on” tab will list your other sites where the plugin is not currently installed. You can hover over any site and click the “Install plugin” link to install the plugin on that site:

A plugin update broke my site and I can’t reach my dashboard. How do I deactivate it?

You can manage plugins from your plugins management page without using your site’s WP Admin dashboard. Find the plugin and deactivate it across the affected site. If your whole site is down, restoring a recent backup is the fastest way to recover.

Why can’t I install or manage plugins on my site?

Installing and managing plugins requires a Personal, Premium, Business, or Commerce plan. If you cannot install a plugin, check that you are viewing the correct site and that your site has an eligible plan.

Should I turn on automatic plugin updates?

Automatic updates keep your plugins on their latest versions, which closes security gaps and reduces conflicts. You can enable auto-updates for a plugin across every site you administer in one step. If you prefer to review each update first, leave auto-updates off and update manually or on a schedule.