# Installing and Activating Wordpress plugins crashes Wordpress

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/installing-and-activating-wordpress-plugins-crashes-wordpress/12904
**Category:** trellis
**Tags:** plugin, trellis
**Created:** 2018-07-11T09:27:05Z
**Posts:** 17
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## Post 9 by @orzelda — 2018-07-12T14:21:52Z

Actually, this gentleman had a similar problem, but I’ve been unable to fix my problem with his solution, which was to slightly amend the Vagrant file.

> [@Trellis Wordpress crashes with high CPU usage on Wordpress plugin install](https://discourse.roots.io/t/trellis-wordpress-crashes-with-high-cpu-usage-on-wordpress-plugin-install/5838):
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> Hi, When I try to update Wordpress on Trellis, or install (any) plugin, Chrome browser window crashes, vagrant box is on high CPU for a few minutes, then abandons the request (upstream timeout). I provisioned a new vagrant box as per the docs without any customizations except changing name and url of the box. Trellis version: pulled at commit 11516d12e42355d0304eb4fb8c15be7ca8fcf6d4 today. Host environment: Windows 7 x64 (latest updates) Virtualbox: 5.0.14 (latest) The site itself is a fr…

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