If your plugin is not in use or you wish to deactivate it, you can do this from the WordPress admin dashboard. You can also delete deactivated plugins.
1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse over
Plugins and then click on
Installed Plugins.
3. If you want to deactivate the
Hello Dolly plugin, click on
Deactivate, which appears at the bottom of the Hello Dolly text.
How to Delete a Plugin in WordPress?
Once a plugin is deactivated, the delete option will appear.
Go to the
Installed Plugins list and click on the
Delete link, which shows at the bottom of the deactivated plugins name. It will display a confirmation. Press
OK and the plugin will be removed.