WordPress Install Partially Behaves Like MultiSite

  • RadiantFreedom

    (@radiantfreedom)


    3 years, 4 months ago

    I have a WordPress single site install, but when it comes to removing plugins, it seems like it may be behaving like it’s a child of a WordPress Multisite install. I never set anything up that would cause this sort of behaviour and I’ve never experienced it before on any of the dozens of other sites I’ve developed or managed. This issue seems unique to this one site and makes managing plugins a nightmare.

    What will happen is whenever I try to delete an unused plugin, it will output an error message telling me it can’t delete the plugin while it’s still active, even though it’s not active, and there is no parent site as this is a single site install.

    I’ve tried repairing my WordPress install, rolling back to previous versions and updating back to the latest version and innumerable other steps to try and resolve this issue, but nothing’s working.

    I’m hoping the community or WordPress developers might have some insights into what’s broken in that WordPress install.

    One constraint I have is my client is not at all keen on possibly having to uninstall and reinstall WordPress from scratch, so if anyone has any ideas that can avoid this and solve the problem, that would be ideal, otherwise I’ll have a hard sell to convince him to approve of the fresh install.

    Also, is it possible this is a rare bug that’s not been reported (much) before?

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  • Shariful Islam

    (@sharif200)

    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hi, @radiantfreedom

    This issue may be caused by a plugin or theme that conflicts with the WordPress installation. It is possible that the plugin or theme is not correctly deactivating or uninstalling, causing the error message to appear when you try to delete the plugin.

    One solution to try is to deactivate all of the plugins on the site, then try to delete the plugin that is causing the issue. If that works, reactivate the other plugins one by one, testing the problematic plugin after each activation to see if the issue returns. This will help you identify the plugin or theme causing the conflict and eliminate it as the source of the issue.

    Another solution is using the FTP or file manager in cPanel to delete the plugin files from the server manually. This will obliterate the plugin, but it’s essential to be careful and ensure you have a website backup first.

    It could also be a bug in the current version of WordPress, so you should check the version of WordPress you are running and see if any known bugs match your issue.

    Finally, it’s possible that a fresh install of WordPress could solve the problem, but it’s best to exhaust all other options first.
    Thank you.

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