Title: SafeSwitch Conflict Tester
Author: kavitapatel
Published: <strong>June 10, 2026</strong>
Last modified: June 11, 2026

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# SafeSwitch Conflict Tester

 By [kavitapatel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kavitapatel/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/safeswitch-conflict-tester.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/safeswitch-conflict-tester/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/safeswitch-conflict-tester/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/safeswitch-conflict-tester/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/safeswitch-conflict-tester/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/safeswitch-conflict-tester/)

## Description

**SafeSwitch Conflict Tester** provides a safe environment to troubleshoot and isolate
plugin conflicts on your live WordPress website.

When you enable **Safe Mode**, the plugin sets up an isolated session for your logged-
in administrator user. Inside this session, you can selectively enable or disable
plugins to pinpoint conflicts.

Crucially, **your live visitors and search engine crawlers are completely unaffected**—
they will continue to see the website running all active plugins normally.

### Features

 * **Safe Mode Session Testing:** Turn plugins on or off exclusively for your browser
   session.
 * **Must-Use Interceptor:** Early loading interception ensures complete accuracy
   when simulating deactivated plugins.
 * **Modern Administration Dashboard:** A clean, intuitive dashboard with responsive
   toggles and a helper bar.
 * **Safe Mode Indicator:** A floating top-bar keeps you informed when Safe Mode
   is active on the frontend of your site.
 * **Zero Visitor Disruption:** Test freely on production without going into maintenance
   mode or breaking the user experience.

## Screenshots

[⌊Main Dashboard⌉⌊Main Dashboard⌉[

Main Dashboard

[⌊Safe Mode Active⌉⌊Safe Mode Active⌉[

Safe Mode Active

[⌊Frontend Helper Bar⌉⌊Frontend Helper Bar⌉[

Frontend Helper Bar

## Installation

 1. Upload the `safeswitch-conflict-tester` folder to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress.
 3. Upon activation, the plugin will automatically copy the Must-Use helper file to`/
    wp-content/mu-plugins/ssct-interceptor.php`.
 4. Navigate to **SafeSwitch Conflict Tester** in the sidebar menu to start testing.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin affect my website visitors?

No. Any plugin toggling you perform is saved inside your private admin session and
will only run for you. Live visitors see all active plugins running normally.

### Why does it require a Must-Use (MU) plugin?

Standard plugins load after active plugins are already parsed. By using a Must-Use
plugin, we can hook into `option_active_plugins` and `site_option_active_sitewide_plugins`
at the earliest possible stage of the WordPress lifecycle.

### How do I disable Safe Mode?

You can click **Disable Safe Mode** in the SafeSwitch Conflict Tester dashboard 
or use the “Disable” link on the floating helper bar displayed at the top of frontend
pages.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“SafeSwitch Conflict Tester” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ kavitapatel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kavitapatel/)

[Translate “SafeSwitch Conflict Tester” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/safeswitch-conflict-tester)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/safeswitch-conflict-tester/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/safeswitch-conflict-tester/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/safeswitch-conflict-tester/)
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial stable release.
 * Safe Mode session management for isolating plugin conflicts.
 * Automatic MU-plugin interceptor setup.
 * Admin panel user interface for managing session plugins.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **8 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [plugin conflicts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugin-conflicts/)[Plugin Testing](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugin-testing/)
   [safe mode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/safe-mode/)[troubleshooting](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/troubleshooting/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/safeswitch-conflict-tester/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ kavitapatel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kavitapatel/)

## Support

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