Title: Deactivating backend Plugins
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Deactivating backend Plugins

 *  Resolved [Hugo1177](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hugo1177/)
 * (@hugo1177)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivating-backend-plugins/)
 * I’ve put “/wp-admin/” for plugins I consider to be administrative only plugins.
   
   I’ve measured the effect with the P3 Performance Plugin in Manual Mode and took
   an extra Browser for visiting my site. For a couple of that plugins there was
   a significant drop in time.
 * Is that the way to stop those administrative only plugins from wasting time?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-logic/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-logic/)

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 *  Plugin Author [simon_h](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simon_h/)
 * (@simon_h)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivating-backend-plugins/#post-6756623)
 * Yes thats the way, **uncheck** the “Always on” checkbox for “Behavoir on Dashboard”
   and add the rule “Active on” /wp-admin/
 * Kind regards
    Simon
 *  Thread Starter [Hugo1177](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hugo1177/)
 * (@hugo1177)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivating-backend-plugins/#post-6756666)
 * How does such a setting affects a wp-cron job for a plugin?
 *  Plugin Author [simon_h](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simon_h/)
 * (@simon_h)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivating-backend-plugins/#post-6756669)
 * If it is necessary that the plugin is active, I think it will fail.
    But if you
   describe me the scenario a bit more detailed, I will check this. Which plugin
   did you start, and what should it do?
 *  Thread Starter [Hugo1177](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hugo1177/)
 * (@hugo1177)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivating-backend-plugins/#post-6756671)
 * I’m interested for example in Backup-Plugins like BackupWordPress, BackWpUp,etc.
   
   Maybe I have do set wp-admin, wp-cron
 * BTW: UpdraftPlus seems to make a real good job in performance
 *  Plugin Author [simon_h](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simon_h/)
 * (@simon_h)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivating-backend-plugins/#post-6756678)
 * I`ve tested it with BackWpUp, you are right if you use WordPress cron you have
   to add: **/wp-cron.php** to your rules.

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