Title: Cannot activate plugins in batch when plugin is also inactive
Last modified: July 11, 2022

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# Cannot activate plugins in batch when plugin is also inactive

 *  Resolved [noquest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noquest/)
 * (@noquest)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugins-in-batch-when-plugin-is-also-inactive/)
 * I found this trivial issue, but nevertheless annoying.
 * I cannot activate plugins in batch when your plugin is also inactive. I keep 
   getting redirected to a page saying, “The link you are following has expired.”
 * I’m not certain why your plugin would prevent re-activating plugins in batch.
   It is counterproductive and very annoying.

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 *  [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nocean/)
 * (@nocean)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugins-in-batch-when-plugin-is-also-inactive/#post-15818402)
 * Hi [@noquest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noquest/) – very strange indeed.
   Just to be clear, so I can repeat steps and test:
 * 1. You have a number of plugins that are installed but deactivated, including
   Honeypot for CF7.
    2. You try to bulk activate X number of plugins (including/
   not including honeypot?) 3. You receive an error page that says “the link you
   are following has expired”
 * Is that right?
 *  [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nocean/)
 * (@nocean)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugins-in-batch-when-plugin-is-also-inactive/#post-15818447)
 * Can confirm, I also see this bug. Looking into it further, will update once I’ve
   squashed it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention [@noquest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noquest/)
 *  [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nocean/)
 * (@nocean)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugins-in-batch-when-plugin-is-also-inactive/#post-15819100)
 * Hi [@noquest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noquest/) – thanks again for
   bringing this to my attention. I’ve tracked down the bug and squashed it. I’ve
   pushed out an update, v. 2.1.1. Please let me know if you continue to have any
   trouble, or notice any other odd behaviour.

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 * ![](https://ps.w.org/contact-form-7-honeypot/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3328723)
 * [CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-honeypot/)
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 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nocean/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugins-in-batch-when-plugin-is-also-inactive/#post-15819100)
 * Status: resolved