How to Uninstall WordPress Plugins

If you want to uninstall a WordPress plugin, it's easy enough to do. With WordPress, you're not stuck forever with a plugin that you don't want:

Log in to your WordPress blog.

After you login, your main Dashboard page appears in your browser window.

Click the Installed link on the Plugins menu.

The Manage Plugins page opens.

Click the Deactivate link to the right of the name and description of the plugin you want to uninstall.

The Manage Plugins page refreshes and shows the plugin now in the Inactive Plugins list.

Select the plugin.

Place a checkmark in the box to the left of the plugin name.

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Select Delete, and then click the Apply button.

The Delete Plugin(s) page opens, and a confirmation message appears, asking you whether you're sure you want to delete this plugin.

Click the Yes, Delete These Files button.

The Manage Plugins page refreshes and the plugin you just deleted is gone from the lists of plugins.

Don't forget to remove any bits of code that you needed to add to your theme templates for that particular plugin; otherwise, they cause ugly error messages to appear in your blog.