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title: "Feature Release: Bulk Plugin Installation, Activation & Deactivation Operations"
url: "https://pressable.com/changelog/feature-release-bulk-plugin-installation-activation-operations/"
published: 2026-07-28
modified: 2026-07-27
author: Suzanne Kolpakov
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We have expanded the central Bulk Operations engine to include three new automated plugin management utilities: **Install Plugins**, **Activate Plugins**, and **Deactivate Plugins**. These additions enable site managers and agency administrators to batch-manage WordPress.org directory plugins across multi-site fleets.

**Updates & Navigation**

- **Install Plugins Command:** Added an operation to fetch, install, and activate single or multiple plugins using directory folder slugs (comma or space-delimited). Includes duplicate checks that bypass sites where the plugin is already present.
- **Activate Plugins Command:** Added an operation to toggle pre-existing, inactive plugins to an active state across targeted environments without modifying site files.
- **Deactivate Plugins Command:** Added an operation to safely deactivate specific plugins across multiple sites simultaneously during troubleshooting or security incidents, preserving underlying plugin files and configurations.
- **Execution Safeguards & Logging:** Restricts operations to active site environments and logs individual site results, skips, and error states per row on the Bulk Operations history view.

**How to get started**

Log into **MyPressable**, navigate to the **Tools > Bulk Operations** panel, select your intended plugin utility, enter the target plugin slug(s), select your site list, and run the batch process.

For more information please visit our [Knowledge Base](https://pressable.com/knowledgebase/).