[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20578: Allow users to delete a plugin without uninstalling

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#20578: Allow users to delete a plugin without uninstalling
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 Reporter:  scribu                               |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  4.5
Component:  Plugins                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-feedback ui-feedback has-patch    |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by grapplerulrich):

 > How many of our users will know the difference between only deleting
 files and deleting files and data? How many of them will be even more
 confused by that option?

 Possible ways of finding out are: surveys or user testing. Do we have any
 possibility of doing this?


 > Even the example provided here as to why this would be a worthwhile
 change cites a dev scenario.
 I don't think it is a dev scenario but a site management scenario. A
 developer can easily use FTP to replace the files. It is the site manager
 who does not understand FTP and prefers to use the admin area.

 Another similar scenario is testing beta plugins on a staging site.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/20578#comment:24>
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