# Why does safe mode that disables only themes remove the plugins from the admin sidebar?

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**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** admin-sidebar
**Created:** [1 februari 2026 om 18:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-safe-mode-that-disables-only-themes-remove-the-plugins-from-the-admin-sidebar/394894 "2026-02-01T18:52:24Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [2 februari 2026 om 08:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-safe-mode-that-disables-only-themes-remove-the-plugins-from-the-admin-sidebar/394894/3 "2026-02-02T08:07:50Z")

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Hmm, I’m not sure that helps me understand it better. Why is something from a plugin disabled when I only deactivate themes so that plugins still work - even in the frontend?

 ![Screenshot_20260202_090046_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/9/5/f/95f94e2d33b0c989af6de912bdeff9a3d852b120.jpeg)

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