Title: Can't delete plugin
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Can't delete plugin

 *  Resolved [Pitt2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pitt2/)
 * (@pitt2)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-plugin-1/)
 * I’m getting an error when trying to delete the plugin. I’m using wordpress 3.8.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-backgrounds-lite/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-backgrounds-lite/)

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 *  Plugin Author [InoPlugs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inoplugs/)
 * (@inoplugs)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-plugin-1/#post-4437621)
 * Hi,
    which error do you get? You can also delete the files directly with ftp 
   if wordpress can’t remove them. Go to wp-content/plugins and delete the “wp-backgrounds-
   lite” folder.
 *  Thread Starter [Pitt2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pitt2/)
 * (@pitt2)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-plugin-1/#post-4437622)
 * I’m getting the Error 500 Failed. But I’ll try deleting it via the FTP. Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [InoPlugs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inoplugs/)
 * (@inoplugs)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-plugin-1/#post-4437658)
 * Strange, 500 is a very generic error though and doesn’t really tell us what causes
   the issue. Probably the ftp method is the best solution in this case.
 *  [Horse Racing Today](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horse-racing-today/)
 * (@horse-racing-today)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-plugin-1/#post-4437899)
 * Your plug in is killing my site – I installed it and it doesn’t do what the description
   claims, then I deactivated and tried to delete it, but it won’t delete from the
   dashboard. I have no idea how to FTP remove it.
 * I’ve had no other plugin that wouldn’t delete. Now, WP Background Lite is causing
   all sorts of connection errors. That’s not right.
 *  Plugin Author [InoPlugs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inoplugs/)
 * (@inoplugs)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-plugin-1/#post-4437900)
 * I’m sorry that the plugin doesn’t work properly on your server. We just tried
   to delete the plugin from our test server and didn’t notice any issues (even 
   in debug mode). You can use filezilla: [https://filezilla-project.org/](https://filezilla-project.org/)
   or any other popular ftp client to delete the plugin files via ftp. The ftp login
   credentials are provided be the server administrator or your host provider.

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wp-backgrounds-lite_a8a8a8.svg)
 * [WP-Backgrounds Lite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-backgrounds-lite/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-backgrounds-lite/#faq)
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 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-backgrounds-lite/reviews/)

 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [InoPlugs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inoplugs/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-plugin-1/#post-4437900)
 * Status: resolved