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1. rednus
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   All, I have been trying out quite a few plug-ins for my site.. and where provided I have used uninstall feature.. but for those without uninstall I have just deactivated and deleted the plug-in.. however i found out that the table entries created in _OPTIONS still exist.. is there anyway to clean this table...

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Use phpMyAdmin to do that. Backup your database before attempting...

3. rednus
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi MichaelH, I know i can do it from phpmyadmin.. but that is a long and time taking process and there is a possibility of making mistakes.. i was looking for a tool like optimizeDB which can do it for me.. ;) (see i am lazy)

4. elfin
   Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #

   you'd need a plugin that

   1. checks every php file of every active plugin for add_option, or update option
   2. check against a list of every standard wordpress option
   3. compares list to options in the options table
   4. deletes all it can't find

   not something I'd want to write.

5. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Then another avenue is to use Manage->Export to export your blog, DROP your WordPress tables, run the wp-admin/install.php process, then do Manage->Import->WordPress.

   Again, please backup your database before attempting...

6. Mittineague
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   No need to write a plugin to do it, I already have -
   Clean Options Plugin

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