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Resolving Plugin Conflicts

1 min read Updated Oct 2026 General WordPress

To find a plugin conflict, deactivate all plugins, then activate them one at a time until the problem returns. Plugins can conflict with each other, with your theme or with your WordPress version.

Deactivating plugins changes what visitors see. On a live site, do this on a staging copy or at a quiet time.
  1. Go to DashboardUpdates and install pending updates for WordPress, plugins and themes.
  2. Test the problem again. An update can fix a known conflict.
  3. Go to PluginsInstalled Plugins. Select all plugins, choose Deactivate in the bulk actions menu and click Apply.
  4. Test the problem again.
  5. If the problem is gone, activate the plugins one at a time. Test after each plugin. The plugin that brings the problem back is involved in the conflict.
  6. If the problem is still there, go to AppearanceThemes and activate a default theme such as Twenty Twenty-Five. It is a block theme, so test in the Site Editor if the problem is in a template. Test again.
  7. Activate your Puro theme again when you finish.

If a default theme fixes the problem, your theme or its settings are involved. Ask on the support forum and name the plugin that conflicts.