Title: Deleting Redirection Plugin Breaks Website
Last modified: January 17, 2023

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# Deleting Redirection Plugin Breaks Website

 *  Resolved [maxcollector](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxcollector/)
 * (@maxcollector)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-redirection-plugin-breaks-website/)
 * Hello. I use to use the Redirection Plugin for all of my website’s redirections(
   about 2900 total). In order to cut down on the number of plugins I use, and since
   I was already using Rank Math Plugin for SEO, I decided to also use Rank Math
   for my redirections. So I exported all of my redirections from the Redirection
   Plugin, enabled the Rank Math Redirection Module, imported my redirections to
   Rank Math, and deactivated the Redirection Plugin. All seemed well. But then 
   when I deleted the Redirection Plugin, I lost my entire website. So I restored
   a backup and my website is back. So currently I have the Redirection Plugin deactivated
   but I can’t delete it or I lose my website. Do you have any idea why this is 
   happening? What should I do? Please advise. Thank you.
 * WordPress Version: 6.1.1, PHP Version 8.1.13, Redirection Version 5.3.6
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fdeleting-redirection-plugin-breaks-website%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-redirection-plugin-breaks-website/#post-16380727)
 * There is nothing in the plugin that would cause that to happen, and if you delete
   it then there is nothing running and it is impossible for the plugin to be doing
   anything.
 * You will need to investigate your site and see if there are any errors.

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 * Last reply from: [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-redirection-plugin-breaks-website/#post-16380727)
 * Status: resolved