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Safe mode is an emergency action that starts WordPress without activating any plugins or themes. It will help you investigate issues or solve errors when there's a failure to boot WordPress.

1. Navigate to [Emergency Action] menu under [Dev] menu on your site 

2. Scroll down to the [Safe Mode] section 

- Deactivate all plugins
- Deactivate all themes
  
   

4. Then click the [Start container in safe mode] button.

5. Log in to WordPress and check that safe mode is working.

<a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Default_Themes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Default theme</a> is activated (<a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Changelog/4.9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WordPress 4.9</a>'s default theme is <a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/twentyseventeen/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TwentySeventeen</a>)

If you cannot start or access WordPress or you are getting error notices, booting WordPress in Safe Mode will help you investigate the issue

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What is Safe mode?

Starting WordPress in Safe Mode

1. Navigate to [Emergency Action] menu under [Dev] menu on your site

2. Scroll down to the [Safe Mode] section

3. Check the type of Safe mode:

4. Then click the [Start container in safe mode] button.

5. Log in to WordPress and check that safe mode is working.