Title: Deactivate & delete plugin
Last modified: July 5, 2026

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# Deactivate & delete plugin

 *  Resolved [babrees](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babrees/)
 * (@babrees)
 * [18 hours, 23 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-delete-plugin-2/)
 * The plugin is not what I require, but, having installed and activated it, it 
   is not appearing on my plugins page. It is definitely installed and showing in
   Admin navigation bar, but nowhere to be seen on plugins page.
 * I know I can simply delete the folder in FTP, but that will leave all the items
   in the database still.
 * How do I delete the plugin?

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 *  Thread Starter [babrees](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babrees/)
 * (@babrees)
 * [17 hours, 6 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-delete-plugin-2/#post-18956259)
 * OK, found in the settings that it was hidden on the plugin page!

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 * Last activity: [17 hours, 6 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-delete-plugin-2/#post-18956259)
 * Status: resolved