“WordPress Uninstaller” required.

  • I think single button uninstaller required. Because WordPress intends to be more easy, convenient and automated tool.
    I believe people in Automattic understands why the uninstaller required.

    I’ve been searched forum about uninstallation, many people talked just ‘erase all files and DB. It’s done!’.

    In fact, that’s not enough. It’s easy just to talk like that.

    I’m operating several WordPress sites and another applications in single hosting account. (of course, not all of them are blogs) But I have only one DB repository. So there is so many(about 20+) tables in my DB. And I realized I forgot table prefix name of one of my WordPress installation to remove. And those table names are mixed, so I can’t identify what’s whose things.

    It’s not easy to even know how to remove tables from DB if you’re not a IT related people. Somebody doesn’t know what the DB is. Because WordPress is easy enough those people can install. And even for an IT people, it’s not easy to know tables to drop. I know SQL syntax and have Sequal Pro tool, but I don’t know WordPress structure, and I don’t want to know how it’s structured. I’ve been chosen WordPress to save my time to make any logic like things. And there are not only tables in SQL server. There’re relations, caches, objects and many invisible things which hard to know except only makers of the original program developer. And I’m not a professional database manager, so it’s disaster if I delete some wrong tables because it’s not undoable.

    If you’re an IT people, you should hate to memorize anything and you’ll logical. You’ll love “automated and safe uninstallation program”. Not for IT people. Everyone loves those thing. Uninstallation requires accurate, complex programmatic logic. I can’t believe I uninstalled everything completely because there is no ‘Uninstall’ button offered by design.

    Finally, I don’t expect uninstaller erases even WordPress core files. Because I copied them into my server, so erasing them is my job. But DB, that’s all the program’s duty. I expect behavior of “Uninstall” button like this:

    • Warn about this is uninstallation button, and alert to backup(export) all data. As I know, current WordPress export does not store everything completely. You may have to warn about that. You have to re-import them all from a new location if you want to just moving data to another location.
    • Warn about ensure to uninstall.
    • Erases all DB created when install.
    • Erases all additional files created after installed.
    • Restores all status to time file just copied on server.
    • So installer screen shows again when I access wordpress location after uninstall.

    “Uninstall” button must be offered.

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  • I absolutely agree:
    Uninstaller would be very helpful!

    Additionally, either the ability to ‘preview’ your blog before upgrading to make sure it wont break it (I always panic when there’s a new upgrade) or the ability to undo or downgrade to the previous version.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    You can find out your blog prefix by looking in your wp-config.php file, and from that, know what to delete from your database. Once the DB is gone, then you remove the files and have a beer.

    As for the complaints about the DB, most webhosts put in phpMyAdmin these days, which is, by FAR, easier for non techies to deal with.

    There’re relations, caches, objects and many invisible things which hard to know except only makers of the original program developer.

    None of those matter for WordPress. Seriously. You remove the DB tables for your WP install, you remove the files, you’re DONE. That’s it. End of story.

    All that said.

    If you’re running a SELF HOSTED website, you’re going to need to know the basics of FTP and DB management or you will be in for a world of hurt. I’m sorry, but that’s the way it’s going to be. If you host your site, you need to either have a basis in techie things or a good friend who is willing to help you out. If the idea of learning that is too complicated, frankly you need to WALK AWAY and get a wordpress.com blog cause you will hate your life and never use your lovely blog.

    This is not a value judgment, and no one should think less of you for not being a tech. God, if we were all tech, the world would suck! This is just another skill set that you either have or you don’t, and if you don’t, you hire someone who has it. That’s how the world works ??

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