{"id":22942,"date":"2024-01-14T18:11:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T12:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/?post_type=docs&p=22942"},"modified":"2025-09-30T18:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:09:30","password":"","slug":"how-to-disable-plugins-based-on-custom-rules","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/docs\/how-to-disable-plugins-based-on-custom-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Plugins Based on Custom Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The WP Plugin Manager<\/strong> plugin now lets you disable any plugin using custom URL-based conditions<\/strong>. This gives you advanced control over plugin behavior on specific URLs\u2014whether it's a single page, a campaign link with UTM parameters, or any dynamic query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step-by-Step Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Navigate to the WP Plugin Manager<\/strong> dashboard in your WordPress admin panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Go to the top menu and click on the General<\/strong> tab (\u2699\ufe0f).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Inside the General tab, scroll down to find the Page Type<\/strong><\/strong> option and select Custom<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. You will now see the URI Conditions<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Under URI Condition Settings<\/strong>, you can define how plugin deactivation should behave based on different URL matching rules.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    URI Condition Types Explained (with Screenshot Placement Instructions)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. URI Equals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Use Case:<\/strong> Disable plugin on exactly one specific page<\/strong> based on slug.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Example:<\/strong> about-us<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Effect:<\/strong> The plugin is only disabled on \/about-us<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \"URI\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Use this when you want strict, one-to-one targeting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      2. URI Not Equals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Effect:<\/strong> The plugin will be disabled for any URL that contains this string.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Example:<\/strong> contact-us<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Effect:<\/strong> Plugin is disabled sitewide, but stays active on \/contact-us<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        \"URI\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        3. URI Contains<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • Use Case:<\/strong> Disable plugin on any page that includes a specific string<\/strong> in the URL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Example:<\/strong> ?utm_source=wppluginmanage<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Effect:<\/strong> The plugin will be disabled for any URL that contains this string.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          \"URI\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          This is ideal for campaign or referral-based URLs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          4. URI Not Contains<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          • Use Case:<\/strong> Disable plugin on all pages except those that include a specific string<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Example:<\/strong> ?utm_campaign=sale<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Effect:<\/strong> Plugin is disabled everywhere else, but not on pages containing this string.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            \"URI\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            Perfect for excluding marketing or tracking URLs from the disable logic.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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            Add Multiple Conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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            • Click + Add Condition<\/strong> to define more than one URI rule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • You can create flexible logic such as:\n
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              • \u201cDisable plugin on all pages except homepage and pricing page\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • \u201cOnly disable on URLs with campaign tracking parameters\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                This allows powerful and layered control over plugin visibility.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                Final Step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                Once you\u2019ve set your custom URI rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                • Scroll to the bottom of the General tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Click the Save Settings<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Your custom logic will now take effect across your site.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  The WP Plugin Manager plugin now lets you disable any plugin using custom URL-based conditions. This gives you advanced control over plugin behavior on specific URLs\u2014whether it’s a single page, a campaign link with UTM parameters, or any dynamic query. Step-by-Step Guide URI Condition Types Explained (with Screenshot Placement Instructions) 1. URI Equals Use this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[251],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-22942","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-wp-plugin-manager"],"acf":[],"year_month":"2025-11","word_count":342,"total_views":"1394","reactions":{"happy":"1","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Ashim Kumar","author_nicename":"ashim-ht","author_url":"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/author\/ashim-ht\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"WP Plugin Manager","term_url":"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/docs-category\/wp-plugin-manager\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"htmega_size_585x295":false,"htmega_size_1170x536":false,"htmega_size_396x360":false,"betterdocs-category-thumb":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ashim Kumar","author_link":"https:\/\/hasthemes.com\/author\/ashim-ht\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The WP Plugin Manager plugin now lets you disable any plugin using custom URL-based conditions. 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