Uninstall

  • Resolved ShMk

    (@shmk)


    8 years, 12 months ago

    Hello,
    I’ve used this plugin for various years, but now I don’t need it anymore.

    How could I completly uninstall it (also its database tables and config/meta data)?

    Many plugins have a “uninstall” button or a “delete all on deactivation” checkbox in their settings, but I cannot find one in NextGEN.

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  • Plugin Contributor photocrati

    (@photocrati)

    8 years, 12 months ago

    @shmk – This process will generally work but we recommend you have a complete fully verified back-up of your site just in case you run into any problems:

    Use FTP to remove NextGEN Gallery related folders.
    Then use something like http://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdbspringclean/ to delete all the ngg tables.
    Then use something like http://wordpress.org/plugins/database-peek/ to search through the remaining tables for NGG references.
    Then use something like http://wordpress.org/plugins/edit-any-table/ to delete all of these database entries.

    Tables typically involved: wp_ngg_*, wp_options, wp_postmeta, and wp_usermeta

    Thanks!

    – Cais.

    Thread Starter ShMk

    (@shmk)

    8 years, 12 months ago

    Ouch!
    I hoped that it will be something with less than 3 plugins involved 😛
    Probably I’ll go with some queries directly on the DB.

    By the way many thanks for the infos 🙂

    Plugin Contributor photocrati

    (@photocrati)

    8 years, 12 months ago

    @shmk – Direct queries would also likely work, the plugins are more for ease of access and working with a more user friendly UI than anything else.

    Thanks for the update!

    – Cais.

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