Title: Code Left Behind
Last modified: September 3, 2016

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# Code Left Behind

 *  [cruisin_long](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cruisin_long/)
 * (@cruisin_long)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/)
 * If you uninstall this Plug In it seems to leave a lot of code behind
    Is that
   correct?

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 *  [Benjamin Intal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bfintal/)
 * (@bfintal)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/#post-7954066)
 * It will ONLY leave the tables because of the columns (we have an issue in GitHub
   on how to approach this). Aside from that, nothing else 😛
 * GitHub issue: [https://github.com/gambitph/Page-Builder-Sandwich/issues/46](https://github.com/gambitph/Page-Builder-Sandwich/issues/46)
 *  Thread Starter [cruisin_long](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cruisin_long/)
 * (@cruisin_long)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/#post-7954073)
 * Are you saying this is a proposed enhancement in the future?
    That is that it
   will not leave changed code??
 *  [Benjamin Intal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bfintal/)
 * (@bfintal)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/#post-7954082)
 * Yes that will definitely be included in the future.
 * It will leave a few but not a lot. Shortcodes for example are not at all touched
   right now. Only the columns/rows create the existing clutter, in the future that
   would change and only leave a few elements/divs just to keep the layout (and 
   so that it can be brought back to Sandwich’s layout when re-installed)
 *  Thread Starter [cruisin_long](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cruisin_long/)
 * (@cruisin_long)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/#post-7954086)
 * I have been playing with Beaver Builder and I think it does not leave any rubbish
   behind if deactivated
    Are you suggesting to leave any changes to original content
   is acceptable?
 *  [Benjamin Intal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bfintal/)
 * (@bfintal)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/#post-7954095)
 * You misunderstand me.
 * What I’m saying is.. one of the main features is the creation of columns (1, 
   2, 3, etc columns).. let’s say you created a 2 column area and added text to 
   it. When you deactivate Sandwich, our goal is that that 2 column area would still
   be 2 columns. Right now the result in the front end is a table, so we want to
   make that handling better. That’s it.
 *  Thread Starter [cruisin_long](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cruisin_long/)
 * (@cruisin_long)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/#post-7954096)
 * No you misunderstand me perhaps and I wish this had not evolved to this point
 * Latest question from me was:
    Are you suggesting to leave any changes to original
   content is acceptable?
 * As after setting up a three column set up with my text in each column after deactivating
   and removing Page Builder Sandwich and my original text this was left:
 * <table class=”pbsandwich_column” style=”width: 100%; height: auto; border: none;”
   border=”0″>
    <tbody class=”row”> <tr> <td class=”col-sm-4″ style=”width: 33.3333333333333%;”
   data-wp-columnselect=”1″>   </td> <td class=”col-sm-4″ style=”width: 33.3333333333333%;”
   ></td> <td class=”col-sm-4″ style=”width: 33.3333333333333%;”></td> </tr> </tbody
   > </table>
 * I know other page builders etc leave rubbish behind if you deactivate or uninstall
   them.
    Others may see this as being ok and acceptable – I do not.
 * I wonder if it is possible for this plugin if deactivated or removed to leave
   just original text rather than the table structure?
 * I am not trying to give you a hard time there is lots I like about it and if 
   it left clean unaltered text or even say Bootstrap Columns behind if deactivated
   or uninstalled I would pay for it
 *  [Benjamin Intal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bfintal/)
 * (@bfintal)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/#post-7954099)
 * It’s okay. We’re actually agreeing on the same thing 🙂
 * What you’re pointing out is what I want changed too. The tables should be gone,
   but the layout should remain the same. What I’m thinking is that the table, tbody,
   tr, td, etc should get replaced with only the necessary divs upon uninstallation
   so that at least their structure and the front end would still remain somewhat
   the same. If Sandwich was turned back on (installed & activated), those divs 
   can be brought back into table form.
 * From your point of view, would it be better to just remove them all, don’t replace
   them with anything and just leave the content as paragraphs? This would actually
   be easier to accomplish instead of the one I suggested above, but installing &
   re-activating Sandwich will not bring back the previous layout.
 * This is in the todo: [https://github.com/gambitph/Page-Builder-Sandwich/issues/46](https://github.com/gambitph/Page-Builder-Sandwich/issues/46)
 *  Thread Starter [cruisin_long](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cruisin_long/)
 * (@cruisin_long)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/#post-7954100)
 * Cool
    I think Beaver Builder just leaves the original text and perhaps if you
   can do the same … One of the criticisms Chris Lema had a while ago about VC was
   the stuff it left behind: [http://chrislema.com/wordpress-page-builders/](http://chrislema.com/wordpress-page-builders/)
   If you can get yours right the way it works from within the WordPress Text Editor
   is I think what a lot are looking for
 *  [Benjamin Intal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bfintal/)
 * (@bfintal)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-left-behind/#post-7954102)
 * +1 🙂

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