how to remove the plugin correctly?

  • Resolved rexru19

    (@rexru19)


    5 years ago

    good afternoon

    This plugin was installed when updating the template (from mytheme shop)

    But I did not use it, and immediately deactivated after installation.

    Can I remove the plugin in the standard way in the WordPress admin area?

    Or do I need to take extra steps to remove this plugin?

    Thank you

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  • Plugin Author Rank Math

    (@rankmath)

    Hello @rexru19

    Thank you for contacting the support.

    Please take the backup of your website and use the following filter (by adding it to your theme’s functions.php file) to remove all the data of the Rank Math plugin:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/filters-hooks-api-developer/#clear-rm-data

    That should remove everything related to the plugin.

    Hope that helps.

    Thread Starter rexru19

    (@rexru19)

    good day

    But why can’t I just remove the plugin?

    Why do extra steps?

    I am afraid to make changes to the function.pxp file

    Thread Starter rexru19

    (@rexru19)

    where on your site step by step instructions for removing this plugin? Why create additional complexity for users?

    By the way, I did not ask to install this plugin when updating the theme! This was done without my consent!

    Plugin Author Rank Math

    (@rankmath)

    Hello @rexru19

    If you did not configure anything in the plugin and simply uninstalled it, there won’t be any settings from the plugin which would be in effect.

    You can simply deactivate and delete the plugin.

    That should suffice.

    The extra steps were to remove any additional data of the plugin stored in your DataBase but since you did not configure the plugin, you don’t need to worry as the maximum DB storage is occupied by the Search Console data.

    Hope that helps. Please let us know if there’s anything else we can help you with.

    Thank you.

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