[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
has-screenshots |
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Comment (by Ipstenu):
Replying to [comment:33 grapplerulrich]:
> > @grapplerulrich sure, and unfortunately many, many, plugins don't
remove their settings, tables, etc. But the point is: unintentional data
loss.
>
> What do you mean by unintentional data loss? I agree many plugins don't
remove their settings but why support a bad habit. This step should start
to educate users and get them to question the theme and plugin authors.
The unintentional data loss is actually the devs who ''do'' have an
uninstall.php and thus remove the data without users understanding what we
meant by 'files and data' (which is what it says now). I don't necessarily
want to run `uninstall.php` when I'm deleting to upgrade :)
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/20578#comment:34>
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