@andyro1 there isn’t a standard way to reset a plugin to its default state because implementing such a functionality is upto the plugin developer. In some cases, it can be useful to have the plugin settings persist in case a plugin is reactivated or reinstalled.
Here are some approaches you can try.
- Try to deactivate, uninstall, reinstall and activate the plugin. For some plugins, doing this will automatically revert them to the initial settings.
- If that doesn’t work, you can try using a plugins like WP Reset, which supports can delete other plugins along with their database tables and stored files.
- Finally, if you have access to the server, you can manually delete a plugin’s files over FTP and/or remove tables for that plugin using phpMyAdmin.
In all these cases, please be careful and take a backup beforehand because one can accidentally delete more than what they were aiming for.
Hi dhruvkb,
Thank you for your informative reply. Of course, your wisdom about backups is sage, and it has the ancillary benefit of giving one courage 😉
Although I’ve tinkered with WP Reset, I think your third bullet will be the way for me, as I’m comfortable getting into the file system — after creating a backup of course!
Thanks again . . . Andy
