Title: Cannot deactivate plugin
Last modified: January 3, 2023

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# Cannot deactivate plugin

 *  Resolved [nicolechristiansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicolechristiansen/)
 * (@nicolechristiansen)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-deactivate-plugin-15/)
 * Since I downloaded this plugin, my site has issues where all my plugins randomly
   get deactivated except this plugin. No matter what I do I cannot deactivate the
   plugin. I then remove the plugin using FTP and then get an error saying “The 
   plugin `wps-hide-login/wps-hide-login.php` has been deactivated due to an error:
   Plugin file does not exist.” I still have the issue where my plugins are randomly
   deactivated weekly and I can’t help but feel it’s from this plugin. Has anyone
   ever had this issue? I’d like to just completely remove the plugin but can’t 
   seem to do it properly.

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 *  Plugin Support [MaximeWPS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seinomedia/)
 * (@seinomedia)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-deactivate-plugin-15/#post-16357356)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks for using WPS Hide Login.
 * I don’t think this issue is due to our plugin.
 * Have checked your error logs or your access logs ? What is your PHP version ?
 * Maybe there is a hack on your website ?
 *  Thread Starter [nicolechristiansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicolechristiansen/)
 * (@nicolechristiansen)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-deactivate-plugin-15/#post-16359873)
 * Thank you for your reply. I have checked error logs and access logs and there
   isn’t anything. PHP version is 7.4. There is something wrong with the plugin 
   though because why am I not able to deactivate the plugin (and it only is this
   plugin, all other ones I can deactivate)? And then when I deactivate or delete
   it through FTP I get the error message “The plugin `wps-hide-login/wps-hide-login.
   php` has been deactivated due to an error: Plugin file does not exist.”
 *  Plugin Support [MaximeWPS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seinomedia/)
 * (@seinomedia)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-deactivate-plugin-15/#post-16369144)
 * Hello,
 * I think your WordPress and plugins aren’t set up very well. Try to install everything
   again.

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [MaximeWPS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seinomedia/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-deactivate-plugin-15/#post-16369144)
 * Status: resolved