Title: Deactivate sharing method
Last modified: December 3, 2018

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# Deactivate sharing method

 *  Resolved [klausharms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klausharms/)
 * (@klausharms)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-sharing-method/)
 * Before buying the pro version, how can we deactivate the sharing methods completely?
   You can delete them all but after saving they are all visible again.
 * Thanks for support
    Klaus

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 *  Plugin Author [Igor Benic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ibenic/)
 * (@ibenic)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-sharing-method/#post-10942247)
 * Hi [@klausharms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klausharms/),
 * this was done so the sharing methods are always there. If all were deleted, the
   default one would be used.
 * I have never had such a request so I’ve not see a need for that. I’ll look into
   enabling that in the next version.
 * For now, the only way to do that would be to change the core code which would
   be replaced when the it updates to a new version.
 *  Thread Starter [klausharms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klausharms/)
 * (@klausharms)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-sharing-method/#post-10944755)
 * Thanks Igor for the fast reply and good support. The main point is, that we are
   located in EU (European Union) and we have to follow the rules of the GDPR. So
   it would be great if the sharing methods could be deactivatet or we can use our
   own solution as well.
 * Greetings
 * Klaus
 *  [jasonbrogdon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonbrogdon/)
 * (@jasonbrogdon)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-sharing-method/#post-11013287)
 * I deactivated them by hiding them with CSS. I actually use a custom registration
   plugin and this plugin to create my contests.
 * I create a custom user registration form that collects information, upon registration,
   a user is routed to a “timed hub”, where i route them to hourly contests that
   are held daily. The ‘hub’, which is actually a div that covers the whole screen
   with an animated gif that says “Registering User” contains a script that does
   all that and then routes them to my Simple Giveaways contest for that hour, I
   added some script and html to hide the entry screen completely and added another
   covering div that has a “Entering Contest” animated gif, so the user is entered
   into the contest automatically.
 * So, my contest is a custom WordPress registration screen, a nice div covering
   the screen with gif loading spinners that tell you what is going on, and a thank
   you page at the end.
 * All forms based, no social at all.
 * Each of my “entries” is also a new “subscriber on the site. I then use ALL EXPORT
   and BULK WP to manage those user lists and maintain proper GDPR compliance, etc..
 * The benefit is the custom registration screen allows me to create and collect
   any fields I want, require them, and all. It gives you a fully customizable, 
   forms based entry contest utilizing only the subscriber method with this plugin.
 * I do this by using the “Subscribers Only” contest setting. This requires the 
   user to go through the registration forms.
 * Manage your contestants by their email address only, as that is the primary key
   for this plugin with that contest method.
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [jasonbrogdon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonbrogdon/).
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [jasonbrogdon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonbrogdon/).
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [jasonbrogdon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonbrogdon/).
 *  Plugin Author [Igor Benic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ibenic/)
 * (@ibenic)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-sharing-method/#post-11016500)
 * Hi [@klausharms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klausharms/), I wanted to
   let you know that this is going to be implemented in 2.16.0.
 * It’s already there but until I get other features/fixes done that I plan for 
   this version, I can’t let it out 🙂
 * Just deleting them all will now be enough.
 *  Thread Starter [klausharms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klausharms/)
 * (@klausharms)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-sharing-method/#post-11030498)
 * Thanks a lot!
 *  Plugin Author [Igor Benic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ibenic/)
 * (@ibenic)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivate-sharing-method/#post-11148962)
 * This was solved in 2.16.0 🙂

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