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<p>This plugin enables safe mode for WordPress. This means:</p>
<ul>
<li>No plugins will be loaded.</li>
<li>A default theme will be temporarily activated (if it is installed).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why is this useful?</h4>
<p>Whenever something’s wrong with a WordPress site, the first rule of thumb is to disable plugins and revert to the default theme if possible. Depending on the nature of the error, that is not always an option. The back end (dashboard) may also be down or you may not have FTP access to manually disable plugins and themes.</p>
<p><strong>Enter Safe Mode</strong>. Safe Mode will completely disable all plugins and the active theme temporarily for a single page view – ultimately enabling you to log in and remove the offending plugin. (This is not guaranteed to work in all scenarios, please read the disclaimer)</p>
<h4>How does it work?</h4>
<p>If your site crashes due to an upsetting plugin or theme, all you have to do is add a querystring parameter to the URL. Doing that will temporarily disable all plugins for that single page view, as well as temporarily activate a default theme if one is installed.</p>
<p>Let’s say you’re the owner of www.example.com. To enable safe mode for one particular page, you add this to the URL: “?safe_mode=1”.</p>
<p>Bear in mind that you have to do this for every view. The querystring parameter isn’t carried on automatically. So, for instance:</p>
<ul>
<li>If you need to log in, go to: www.example.com/wp-admin/?safe_mode=1</li>
<li>If you need to go to plugin management, go to: www.example.com/wp-admin/plugins.php?safe_mode=1</li>
<li>If you need to go to theme management, go to: www.example.com/wp-admin/themes.php?safe_mode=1</li>
</ul>
<p>When you go to plugin management, all plugins will seem to be deactivated (due to the way Safe Mode works), but you’ll still be able to explicitly deactivate each plugin. Just use the “Deactivate (safe mode)” option.</p>
<h4>What are default themes?</h4>
<p>By default theme, I’m referring to the themes that ships with WordPress, you know, the Twenty “something” ones.</p>
<p>The plugin checks if any of these themes are installed, and if so, activates the first theme it encounters. Thus I highly recommend that you keep one of those themes installed at all times. If you don’t, safe mode will keep your current active theme, and that theme may just be the offender – leaving safe mode useless. Keep this in mind.</p>
<h4>Disclaimer</h4>
<p>This plugin will be able to handle many scenarios, but not all. If your site’s crash is caused by a database crash, or something that simply brings down the PHP parser, like a call to an undefined function, Safe Mode won’t be able to do anything about that.</p>


Safe Mode

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Using a URL parameter for selective application is ***** alone. 

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Makes it possible to enable safe mode for WordPress. In safe mode, plugins will not be loaded and the default theme (if installed) will be activated.

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<p><strong>A. Smith Health Monitor</strong> scans your active plugins and gives each one a health score based on update status, compatibility, performance impact, and known conflict patterns. It flags common patterns such as running multiple caching or SEO plugins at the same time, which can contribute to site issues.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Plugin Health Scores</strong> – Each active plugin gets a score (0-100) based on update freshness, WordPress compatibility, active installs, support resolution rate, and rating.</li>
<li><strong>Conflict Detection</strong> – Detects multiple plugins in the same category (caching, SEO, security, backup, minification) that commonly cause conflicts.</li>
<li><strong>Performance Profiling</strong> – Measures each plugin’s footprint: file count, disk size, registered hooks, autoloaded options, and estimated memory usage. Labels plugins as lightweight, moderate, or heavy.</li>
<li><strong>Safe Mode</strong> – One-click conflict isolation testing. Temporarily hides all plugins except one to help identify which is causing issues. No database changes — uses WordPress filters. Auto-expires after 15 minutes.</li>
<li><strong>PHP Error Detection</strong> – Scans your debug log for plugin-related errors and groups them by source plugin.</li>
<li><strong>Hook Congestion Alerts</strong> – Warns when many plugins are hooked into sensitive WordPress hooks like <code>the_content</code> or <code>wp_head</code>.</li>
<li><strong>Email Health Reports</strong> – Scheduled email digests (daily/weekly/monthly) with your site’s health score, issues, and recommendations.</li>
<li><strong>Actionable Recommendations</strong> – Prioritized suggestions to resolve conflicts, update plugins, and improve performance.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Visit <strong>Health Monitor</strong> in your admin menu.</li>
<li>View your overall health score and per-plugin report cards.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Run New Scan</strong> for a fresh analysis.</li>
<li>Use <strong>Test in Safe Mode</strong> to isolate any suspicious plugin.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>Scans run locally on your site and are cached in WordPress transients. Optionally, you can enable “Allow enhanced plugin metadata lookup” in Settings to fetch public ratings and update data for your active plugins from the WordPress.org plugin directory. This option is disabled by default. No data is sent to A. Smith Media servers.</p>
<h4>Pro Features (Optional Add-On)</h4>
<p>The free version is fully functional on its own. A Pro add-on is available separately at <a href="https://asmith.media/health-monitor/" rel="nofollow ugc">asmith.media/health-monitor</a> with:</p>
<ul>
<li>Auto-rollback on detected conflicts</li>
<li>Real-time conflict monitoring dashboard</li>
<li>Performance history and trends (Chart.js graphs)</li>
<li>Slack and email alert notifications</li>
<li>White-label reports for agencies</li>
<li>PDF health report export</li>
</ul>


A. Smith Health Monitor

Detect plugin conflicts, measure performance impact, and get actionable health scores for every active plugin on your WordPress site.

Safe Mode vs A. Smith Health Monitor