Aimogen Emergency Disable

A tiny WordPress “kill switch” plugin that disables Aimogen Snippets Engine execution instantly, without deleting or altering any snippets.

When active, it defines:

define('AIMOGEN_DISABLE_SNIPPETS', true);

This prevents all snippet execution (PHP) and injection (JS/CSS/HTML) while keeping every snippet stored and intact.

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Why this exists

Sometimes you need an immediate, reversible stop button:

• a newly-enabled snippet breaks the frontend
• a snippet causes a fatal error loop
• performance tanks and you need to stabilize first
• you want a safe “maintenance lever” on production

Activate this plugin, confirm the site is stable, then investigate at your pace. Deactivate it when ready.

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What it disables

With this plugin active, the Aimogen Snippets Engine should skip:

• PHP snippet execution
• Inline JavaScript injection
• Inline CSS injection
• HTML footer injection

Nothing is removed. Nothing is rewritten. It just prevents runtime execution.

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How it works

Aimogen Snippets Engine includes an emergency guard that checks for:

defined('AIMOGEN_DISABLE_SNIPPETS') && AIMOGEN_DISABLE_SNIPPETS

This plugin defines that constant early during the WordPress plugin load cycle. As a result, Aimogen’s runtime hooks return early and do not execute/inject snippets.

Deactivate the plugin to restore normal behavior.

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Installation

Option A: Upload ZIP in wp-admin

1. Download the plugin ZIP from your repository.
2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
3. Upload the ZIP and click Install Now
4. Click Activate

Option B: Manual upload

1. Upload the plugin folder to:

   wp-content/plugins/aimogen-emergency-disable/

2. Activate it from Plugins.

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Usage

Disable Aimogen snippets

Activate Aimogen Emergency Disable.

Re-enable Aimogen snippets

Deactivate Aimogen Emergency Disable.

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Compatibility notes

• This plugin is designed to be harmless even if Aimogen is not installed.
• If another plugin/theme defines AIMOGEN_DISABLE_SNIPPETS first, PHP will not allow redefining it. In that case, the first definition wins.
• If you use persistent object caching or aggressive page caching, purge caches after toggling for fastest visible effect.

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FAQ

Does it delete snippets?

No. It doesn’t touch the database.

Does it change snippet status (active/inactive)?

No. It only prevents execution/injection at runtime.

Will this stop admin-side behavior too?

Aimogen snippets are typically frontend-oriented, but the constant is global. If Aimogen checks this constant in admin contexts, it will also prevent those code paths.

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Development

This plugin intentionally contains only what’s necessary:

• a plugin header
• an early define() guarded by defined()

Minimal surface area, maximum reliability.

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License

GPL-2.0-or-later

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Credits

Built as a safety companion for deployments using the Aimogen Snippets Engine.