Title: Cannot remove plugin
Last modified: July 10, 2025

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# Cannot remove plugin

 *  Resolved [jim.sharp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimsharp/)
 * (@jimsharp)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-plugin-6/)
 * During the course of troubleshooting for another issue, I Deactivated AddToAny
   plugin and noticed that the site still loads with the plugin fully functional.
   To make sure it wasn’t my imagination, I removed the plugin from the site only
   to find that it’s still there. This in itself, and as a separate issue from what
   I was troubleshooting is problematic.
 * How do I fully remove the plugin from my site? I plan to reinstall it, but it
   seems like the Deactivate/Delete process in the WP console is not working on 
   this plugin.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcannot-remove-plugin-6%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [micropat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micropat/)
 * (@micropat)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-plugin-6/#post-18548672)
 * Hi Jim,
 * That indicates a site cache needs to be purged after making a change to the site.
 * It looks like you’re using the “WP Fastest Cache” plugin so you’ll want to purge/
   clear the site’s cache using that plugin to have your changes take effect.
 *  Thread Starter [jim.sharp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimsharp/)
 * (@jimsharp)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-plugin-6/#post-18551857)
 * Hello micropat,
 * Yep. That’s what it was. My apologies for the oversight, and thank you for the
   assist.

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 * Last activity: [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-plugin-6/#post-18551857)
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