Title: Plugin settings panel
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plugin settings panel

 *  [jamble](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamble/)
 * (@jamble)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/)
 * I guess this is the right forum for this sort of suggestion but if not, please
   feel free to edit.
 * I was just wondering if it would be possible to consider the grouping of plugin
   setting links in a panel similar to the plugin one in the admin area?
 * I appreciate that in the grand scheme it’s a huge request but I feel it’s one
   that’s hopefully worth making anyway 🙂
 * I have written up a suggestion with a suggested screenshot idea of what I’m talking
   about [here](http://www.welcomebrand.co.uk/blog/design-redux/wordpress-plugin-settings/).
 * Cheers,
 * J>

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 *  [PuNK DeSi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ades_ting/)
 * (@ades_ting)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2039975)
 * +1 for Idea
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2040015)
 * The problem is those plugin settings are all determined by the plugin developer:/
   While there may be suggested standards, there’s no code way to force everyone
   to be in the ‘right’ place :/
 *  Thread Starter [jamble](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamble/)
 * (@jamble)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2040017)
 * Sadly that’s probably why it’s just going to be a suggestion at best. I’d imagine
   the manpower required just to enforce it would make it difficult to keep tabs
   on.
 * Still, thanks for checking out the idea 🙂
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2040020)
 * Oh hells bells. Yeah, we have enough trouble keeping up as is 😉 A lot of the
   problems with plugins rely on the community to report them.
 *  [PuNK DeSi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ades_ting/)
 * (@ades_ting)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2040042)
 * You can make some COMPULSORY RULES
 * for plugin authors to got Plugin added at wordpress directory
 * If they dnt follow such rules PLUGIN can be rejected from admiting in directory
   so they have to follow the standards 😉
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2040049)
 * Except we’d have to grandfather in 14,106 plugins (as of right now). The theme
   directory, we were able to delete everything (a much smaller number), add back
   the GPL friendly ones, and start over. Plugins is MUCH much harder.
 * Perhaps if someone could code a checker to see if those settings were made, THEN
   we could do it, but a rule you cannot enforce easily is no better than no rule
   at all.
 *  [PuNK DeSi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ades_ting/)
 * (@ades_ting)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2040059)
 * yeah ! U r rite **Ipstenu** its much difficult to test & check the old/new released
   plugins 1 by 1 it should be automated.
 * m not so gud in programming & all but 1 thing can be done
    there should be some
   value/function in the WP by which WP check the plugin options before installing/
   activating it.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2040060)
 * Except you have to remember not every plugin NEEDS uninstall options, and some
   need far more complicated uninstallers (see WP Super Cache). There isn’t a one
   size fits all method, so automation would probably only be about 75% successful.
 *  [PuNK DeSi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ades_ting/)
 * (@ades_ting)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2040061)
 * hmmmmmmm
 * U R v.rite though all options/files cannot be removed but database table/values
   can be removed easily.
    WP can ot automatically pick the values to delet from
   DB author of plugin knows well the database values created/used by plugin, he
   can easily provide function to delete them
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-panel/#post-2040064)
 * See my comments here as to why a required uninstall feature on deactivation would
   be bad: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-uninstall-feature?replies=5](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-uninstall-feature?replies=5)
 * YES the dev can and should, though, IMO.

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