Title: removing a plugin
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# removing a plugin

 *  [onerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onerock/)
 * (@onerock)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-a-plugin-1/)
 * I am not sure if this is the correct forum to place a general plugin removal 
   troubleshooting question. If it is not, please let me know and I’ll close/move
   it. I have attempted to contact the plugin author without success. At this point,
   being a relatively new to all this, I just need some advise on how to proceed.
 * Prior to installing the plugin, all aspects of my website were functional. I 
   install the Custom Contact Forms plugin and it caused a conflict with other plugins
   that used reCAPTCHA. I decided to deactivate and remove the plugin. At that point,
   my Google Adsense ads were no longer visible on any pages. Through a lot of troubleshooting,
   I found that if I re-installed and activated the plugin, then deactivated but
   not delete it the ads reappeared. I am sure that it is a Java Script issue.
 * 1) Is it a problem to leave the plugin installed, but not active?
    2) If I want
   to remove the plugin, how might I troubleshoot to find the root cause of the 
   issue to fix it.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-a-plugin-1/#post-3039422)
 * Please continue with your previous topic: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-contact-forms-recaptcha-image-is-not-being-fully-rendered?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-contact-forms-recaptcha-image-is-not-being-fully-rendered?replies=3)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-a-plugin-1/#post-3039422)
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