Plugin management shouldn't require the Plugins page
You're debugging a conflict. You need to deactivate a plugin to test if it's causing the issue. The standard flow: navigate to Plugins, scroll through the list, find the plugin, click Deactivate, wait for the page reload, navigate back to where you were, test, then go back to re-activate.
For a 2-second toggle, that's a lot of clicking around.
What most people do instead
wp plugin deactivate plugin-name. Requires server access most site managers don't have.A better way: toggle from anywhere
Open the navigator. Type activate plugin or deactivate plugin with -slug= and the plugin's folder name. Hit enter. The plugin toggles instantly. You never leave the page you're on.
Shown in advanced mode, where commands start with tp. In easy mode you type the same command without the tp prefix.
Self-protection built in. The deactivate command won't let you deactivate TrueCommander itself. If multiple plugins match your search, it lists all matches so you can pick the right one.
How it works
-slug=woo finds WooCommerce.| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Commands | activate plugin -slug=name, deactivate plugin -slug=name |
| Matching | Substring of the folder name, so partial names work |
| Multiple matches | Returns the matching plugins so you can use a more specific slug |
| Safety | Cannot deactivate TrueCommander itself |
| Can be used in |
Real example
You're staring at a WooCommerce product page where the Add to Cart button disappeared after installing a new reviews plugin yesterday. Classic CSS conflict. You need to confirm it's the new plugin before filing a support ticket.
You open the navigator and deactivate the reviews plugin. Reload the product page. Add to Cart is back. That's the culprit, confirmed in 10 seconds without ever leaving the product page.
You re-activate it immediately from the navigator. The button disappears again. Now you have a clear bug report: "Your plugin hides the Add to Cart button on single product pages." Screenshot attached, plugin version noted, sent to the developer.
The entire debug cycle, deactivate, test, re-activate, report, took under a minute. On the standard Plugins page, just the navigation back and forth would have taken longer than that.
Per-command guides
Each toggle has its own detail page with command-specific notes on fuzzy matching, self-protection, and safe failure modes.
Goes further with TrueCommander
Frequently asked questions
tp activate plugin -slug=woocommerce or tp deactivate plugin -slug=woocommerce from the navigator and it toggles instantly, using WordPress's standard activation functions so the same hooks fire as the Plugins screen.-slug=woo finds WooCommerce. If several plugins match, the command returns the matches so you can pass a more specific slug.activate_plugins capability.