Title: Disabling plugins before upgrade
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Disabling plugins before upgrade

 *  [nikkidev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikkidev/)
 * (@nikkidev)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-plugins-before-upgrade/)
 * I’m running wordpress 3.5.2 as a multisite. Is it okay to disable the plugins
   from the network admin or do I need to disable them in the individual site admins
   before hand?

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-plugins-before-upgrade/#post-3997838)
 * That’s a really good question! I’m moving this to the Multisite section.
 * I’ve never had a problem with any multisite upgrade as my plugins and themes 
   are well behaved. As long as you have a full backup of your files and database(
   all tables) then even if it goes poorly then you’ll be able to go back to where
   you were.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups)
   
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database](http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup](http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup)
 * Even if you don’t need that backup it’s still a good idea and safety nets are
   your friend.
 *  Thread Starter [nikkidev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikkidev/)
 * (@nikkidev)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-plugins-before-upgrade/#post-3997849)
 * I’ve used backupscheduler plugin to backup my whole site but I rather do everything
   I can not to have to restore first;)
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-plugins-before-upgrade/#post-3997877)
 * I don’t disable before upgrade on my Multisite. I make a backup first, but I 
   never disable. Too much of a PITA.
 *  [jkhongusc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkhongusc/)
 * (@jkhongusc)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-plugins-before-upgrade/#post-3998010)
 * Sharing our experience… we never disable plugins prior to upgrades and have never
   had a problem. We have a large install: 60 plugins, 100+ sites. There would be
   no way we could manage making sure all the right plugins are enabled after upgrading.

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [jkhongusc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkhongusc/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabling-plugins-before-upgrade/#post-3998010)
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