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1. nutsmuggler
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #
   

   Hi. I am buidling a plugin that creates a new table and some options to the wp data base. ThusI need to eliminate the table and aoptions when the plugin is uninstalled.
   Where do I hook in?
   I tried

   if (isset($_GET['deactivate']) && $_GET['deactivate'] == 'true') {
   add_action('init', 'dbes_uninstall');
   }
   to call the dbes_uninstall function.
   Yet this doesn't seem to work...
   Any suggestion?
   Thanks in advance,
   Davide

2. jalenack
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #
   

   Hey. That's because WordPress doesn't get to your code when WP deactivates your plugin. It takes it out of the include cycle as soon as the button is pressed.

   Also, I recommend not having your plugin completely uninstall itself when it is deactivated. There isn't a ton of harm in having idle tables, and users might squawk when their data disappears. I have two plugins that install their own tables, and I never run any uninstall code.

   Cheers

3. nutsmuggler
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #
   

   Ok, i see.
   It was obvious ...
   Anyway, leaving the table would do no harm, but I must get rid of the options somehow, and of a specific page built by the plugin...
   Is there any strategy to perform a php script when uninstalling a plugin?
   Cheers,
   Davide

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