WordPress Site Crashed After Plugin Installation?

by | Jan 24, 2014

Got a messy WordPress installation after a plugin installation and see a white screen of death of a line of error message?

The best way is to get rid of the plugin manually and for that you can use FTP account to access wp-content/plugins/ directory and delete the folder with the name of the plugin you installed.

Example: If you installed a plugin named ‘Send Email’, delete the folder wp-content/plugins/sendemail (only the folder with plugin name).

There are various causes and fixes but this is a common solution for WordPress Recovery after site crash on plugin installation.

About Mohammad Shoeb
Hi, I'm Shoeb. I've been fortunate to work with WordPress for over a decade and I'm continuously learning from this journey. Alongside some wonderful people, I help run Elicus in Jaipur. Our aim is to make WordPress tools that are simple and helpful.