WordPress Site Crashed After Plugin Installation?
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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.