Title: You cannot delete a plugin while it is active
Last modified: February 11, 2018

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# You cannot delete a plugin while it is active

 *  Resolved [maverick197](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maverick197/)
 * (@maverick197)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/you-cannot-delete-a-plugin-while-it-is-active/)
 * Trialing a few different forms for my site. I have created my own CSS however,
   I am not able to remove your plugin
 * error message “You cannot delete a plugin while it is active on the main site”.
 * -Running a multi-site – latest version of WordPress
    -deactivated and opt-out-
   deleted all forms including the sample contact form. -deactivated all plugins
   relating to CF7’s
 * what is active, why can I not uninstall contact form material design?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fyou-cannot-delete-a-plugin-while-it-is-active%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [maverick197](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maverick197/)
 * (@maverick197)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/you-cannot-delete-a-plugin-while-it-is-active/#post-9961614)
 * Had to deactivate single site and then delete the plugin from the network / multisite.

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/material-design-for-contact-form-
   7_f8f8f8.svg)
 * [Material Design for Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/material-design-for-contact-form-7/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/material-design-for-contact-form-7/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/material-design-for-contact-form-7/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/material-design-for-contact-form-7/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/material-design-for-contact-form-7/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/material-design-for-contact-form-7/reviews/)

## Tags

 * [active](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/active/)
 * [deactivate](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/deactivate/)
 * [delete](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/delete/)

 * 1 reply
 * 1 participant
 * Last reply from: [maverick197](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maverick197/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/you-cannot-delete-a-plugin-while-it-is-active/#post-9961614)
 * Status: resolved