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If I recollect correctly (haven't used WP in years), the bulk of error 500-related problems on WordPress are due to poorly written plugins -- of which there are many. One of the better ways to track down a problem is to disable plugins one by one until the problem goes away.

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Further to that, delete the folders. Plugins are often targeted directly if written poorly, so if you don't need 'em, delete 'em.

Disabling them is good enough, actually. The php code in them won't run at all unless they're enabled.

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