Title: Problem Admin Menu
Last modified: August 19, 2021

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# Problem Admin Menu

 *  Resolved [pearlpepper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pearlpepper/)
 * (@pearlpepper)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-admin-menu/)
 * After deactivating the plugin, it is not removed from the admin menu
    [https://yadi.sk/i/A2LQYVHfBRJxkw](https://yadi.sk/i/A2LQYVHfBRJxkw)

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 *  Plugin Author [Northern Beaches Websites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northernbeacheswebsites/)
 * (@northernbeacheswebsites)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-admin-menu/#post-14786438)
 * Hi [@pearlpepper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pearlpepper/),
 * This issue has been raised before. This is how the plugin is expected and designed
   to work. Some people temporarily deactivate plugins and then reactivate them 
   for various reasons and don’t want to have to redo parts of their custom menu
   again for a temporary deactivation.
 * So if you no longer need a plugin anymore, just delete it from the custom menu.
   Thanks,
 *  Thread Starter [pearlpepper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pearlpepper/)
 * (@pearlpepper)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-admin-menu/#post-14788167)
 * If yes, the plugin should not be removed from the menu, but if the plugin is 
   removed, it is saved in the menu. Is that okay too?
 * And there is no menu item delete button in your plugin. It can only be made invisible.
   
   [https://yadi.sk/i/2v4sOUrAM4zeLQ](https://yadi.sk/i/2v4sOUrAM4zeLQ)
 *  Plugin Author [Northern Beaches Websites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northernbeacheswebsites/)
 * (@northernbeacheswebsites)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-admin-menu/#post-14793836)
 * Hi [@pearlpepper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pearlpepper/),
 * I suppose that could be an option, however one thing you need to understand is
   that what you are asking is actually technically hard because when menu items
   are created our plugin doesn’t know what plugin actually is responsible for the
   menu item. Our plugin kind of parses the menu as it’s available to us and it 
   doesn’t know how the menu items got there in the first place.
 * So yes, perhaps ideally, what you said would be the ideal option, but I just 
   don’t know how to program that.
 * You are right you can’t delete items from the menu – the reason being is the 
   liability in support issues that would be raised if someone deletes critical 
   menu items and can’t get back to things. If you really want to delete an item
   you can but you need some technical ability. You need open up your browser inspector
   and delete the menu item from the settings page and this will delete it from 
   the menu. Thanks,

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 * Last reply from: [Northern Beaches Websites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/northernbeacheswebsites/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-admin-menu/#post-14793836)
 * Status: resolved