Title: delete wordfence
Last modified: July 22, 2026

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# delete wordfence

 *  [Kathy’s Farm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/celticfarms/)
 * (@celticfarms)
 * [2 days, 18 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-wordfence/)
 * I’m trying to delete wordfence and I can’t get past this first step 
   There is
   no button that says **Remove Extended Protection**.
 * How to Completely Remove Wordfence
 * Step 1: Turn off the Firewall’s Extended Protection [[1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-uninstall-it-and-clean-from-any-instance-newbie-not-an-idiot-though/)]
 * If you still have access to your WordPress dashboard, you must disable the root
   firewall script first. [[1](https://www.wordfence.com/help/advanced/remove-or-reset/),
   [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-uninstall-it-and-clean-from-any-instance-newbie-not-an-idiot-though/)]
    1. Go to **Wordfence** > **Firewall** > **All Firewall Options**.
    2. Scroll to the **Protection Level** section.
    3. Click the button that says **Remove Extended Protection**. [[1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-uninstall-it-and-clean-from-any-instance-newbie-not-an-idiot-though/)]

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 *  Plugin Support [wfphil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfphil/)
 * (@wfphil)
 * [2 days, 4 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-wordfence/#post-18973006)
 * Hi [@celticfarms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/celticfarms/)
 * All you need to do is deactivate our plugin with the option **_Delete all Wordfence
   tables and data_**. This will remove all firewall optimization code.
 * Then you can delete the plugin.

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 * Last reply from: [wfphil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfphil/)
 * Last activity: [2 days, 4 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-wordfence/#post-18973006)
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