David Towoju

Extension Profiles lets WordPress administrators create named “profiles” that define which plugins should be active. When a profile is activated, only the plugins in that profile are loaded for your session. Other plugins are filtered out without actually being deactivated in the database.
This is ideal for:
<ul>
<li>Development and testing – Quickly switch between different configurations without activating/deactivating plugins one by one.</li>
<li>Troubleshooting – Isolate conflicts by creating minimal profiles.</li>
<li>Performance testing – Compare site performance with different plugin sets.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
Extension Profiles uses a Must-Use (MU) plugin that intercepts the active plugins list before WordPress loads them. This approach:
<ul>
<li>Never actually deactivates plugins in the database.</li>
<li>Only affects the current user’s session (via a secure cookie).</li>
<li>Has zero overhead when no profile is active.</li>
<li>Preserves all plugin settings and data.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Taxonomy-style admin page – Familiar interface for creating and managing profiles under the Plugins menu.</li>
<li>Admin bar switcher – Quickly activate or deactivate profiles from the WordPress admin bar.</li>
<li>Dependency support – Automatically includes required plugins when WordPress 6.5+ “Requires Plugins” headers are present.</li>
<li>Per-session isolation – Each user can activate their own profile independently.</li>
<li>Plugins page notice – Clear warning banner on the Plugins page when a profile is active.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.5 or higher (for dependency resolution).</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher.</li>
<li>Write access to the <code>wp-content/mu-plugins/</code> directory.</li>
</ul>

Extension Profiles

Create named profiles to quickly switch between different sets of active plugins per user session.

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