[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5625: Include a separate uninstall for plugins

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#5625: Include a separate uninstall for plugins
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 Reporter:  arickmann       |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement     |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal          |    Milestone:  2.6      
Component:  Administration  |      Version:           
 Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:                  |  
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Comment (by DD32):

 In my mind it shouldnt be a seperate file which is checked for, Some
 plugins use a folder, Some are simply a single file plonked into the
 plugins folder.

 I think it should probably be something similar to this:
 {{{
 * Click uninstall
 * Page loads and includes active plugins, if specified plugin is not
 activated, include it anyway
 * plugin uses register_uninstall_hook() to register an uninstall
 proceedure for itself
 * If hook has been registered for current plugin:
    * plugins.php calls 'uninstall_plugin-{$plugin_name}'
    * Redirect to main page "Plugin uninstalled"(Possibly at this stage the
 files could be deleted if requested, That fits in with the auto-install of
 plugins in another ticket)
   Else:
    * Redirect to main page "Plugin has not registered an uninstall method"
 }}}

 I'd suggest something similar to Gallery 2's plugin install/uninstall
 method, I was pretty impressed by that.

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