Title: BEWARE: Deactivation deletes data
Last modified: September 16, 2018

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# BEWARE: Deactivation deletes data

 *  [Herky Fishbine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/herky-fishbine/)
 * (@herky-fishbine)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/robust-code-solid-support/)
 * **UPDATE:**
    This is a nice plugin, but it has a serious flaw. Deactivating will
   remove all of the plugin’s data, including feeds.
 * Deactivation is a common practice, often used to troubleshoot plugin conflicts.
   Other plugins retain data when deactivated and data is available again when plugin
   is reactivated. Not this one. Data is wiped with deactivation.
 * Data should be removed when the plugin is “removed” not when it is deactivated.
 * Because the potential to lose data through the deactivation process, the plugin
   now gets 2 stars.
 * **The Plugin**
    This plugin is a little complicated but it works well. Instructions
   are written in English but not always very clear English; however, if you spend
   a little time with it, you will discover its variety of good features.
 * **Addon**
    I purchased an addon at a reasonable price and with no payment problems
   through Paypal, but it installed itself with an improper directory name, which
   was annoying and required some troubleshooting all of which should have been 
   avoided by some attention to detail by the developer. All in all, though, that
   was not typical of my experience with the rest of the programming which is robust
   and solid.
 * **Support**
    The naming issue and some other questions required me to seek support,
   which is provided via a forum on the developer’s website. We live on opposite
   sides of the world, literally, so our opportunities to communicate simultaneously
   during waking hours were very limited, this caused some delays, but the developer
   was tenacious, polite and thorough in addressing my issues and, within a few 
   days, they were resolved. I allowed the developer administrator access to my 
   site as he requested for troubleshooting and he proved himself trustworthy and
   responsible in using it.
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by [Herky Fishbine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/herky-fishbine/).
      Reason: Update
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by [Herky Fishbine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/herky-fishbine/).

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