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Plugins are built by different people who never tested them together, so two good plugins can still break each other. I trace the exact plugins and code involved on a staging copy, fix the cause rather than just switching things off, and explain what happened in plain words so you know how to avoid it next time.
Plugin conflict fixes by Harsh Prajapati, freelance web developer in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, working with clients across India and worldwide.
Sound familiar?
- A feature stopped working right after a plugin update
- Two plugins you need will not work together
- The plugin's own support keeps saying the problem is elsewhere
What changes
- 01The broken feature working again
- 02Plugins you can keep updating
- 03A clear note on what caused the clash
What you get
- Copy of the site to staging, so the live site is not disturbed
- Step-by-step testing to find the exact plugins involved
- Error log and browser console checks to find the failing code
- A fix through a small custom plugin or settings change, not by editing the plugin itself
- Rollback to a safe plugin version when a quick fix is needed
- Clear bug report to the plugin author when the fault is theirs
- Short written summary of the cause and the fix
A great fit for
- Sites with many plugins installed
- Stores where an update broke checkout or emails
- Owners stuck between two plugin support teams
Usual stack
- WordPress
- PHP
- JavaScript
- WP-CLI
- Query Monitor
FAQs
To find a WordPress plugin conflict, I copy the site to staging, read the error logs and turn plugins off in groups until the problem disappears, then look at the code of the plugins involved to find the exact cause.
No, not unless you agree to it. Deactivating a plugin usually removes a feature you need, so I look for a fix that lets both plugins run, such as a small compatibility patch in a separate plugin.
When a plugin update breaks a WordPress site, the safest first step is to roll that plugin back to the last working version or restore a backup, then find the real cause on a staging copy before updating again.
Fixing a WordPress plugin conflict is usually charged hourly, at $10 to $15 (USD) per hour. I tell you after a first look roughly how long it should take before going further.
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