Title: Plugin was disabled automatically
Last modified: July 31, 2026

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# Plugin was disabled automatically

 *  [Severisth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/severisth/)
 * (@severisth)
 * [1 week, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-was-disabled-automatically/)
 * For anyone else who runs into this issue, it happened because the plugin dev 
   team renamed the main plugin file.
 * To resolve:
    1. Log into WordPress, go to “Plugins”
    2. Click “Update” to get the latest plugin version
    3. Refresh the Plugins page (otherwise it’ll say the plugin does not exist)
    4. Click “Activate”
 * That’s it! All settings remain active and you’re good to go.

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 *  Plugin Support [Muhammad Usama Azad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usamaazad99/)
 * (@usamaazad99)
 * [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-was-disabled-automatically/#post-18982566)
 * Hi [@severisth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/severisth/) ,
 * I hope you are doing well,
 * You are correct, and I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.
 * This issue occurred because the plugin’s main file name was changed in the previous
   update. WordPress stores the exact file path of an active plugin, so when that
   file was renamed, WordPress could no longer locate it and automatically deactivated
   the plugin.
 * After updating to the latest version, the plugin may be deactivated one final
   time. Once the update is complete, please go to the Plugins page and activate
   it again. WordPress will then register the correct plugin file path.
 * Your existing plugin settings will remain unchanged, as they are stored in the
   WordPress database.
 * Thank you for your patience and for bringing this issue to our attention.

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 * Last reply from: [Muhammad Usama Azad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usamaazad99/)
 * Last activity: [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-was-disabled-automatically/#post-18982566)
 * Status: not a support question