Title: Temporary De-Activate
Last modified: November 30, 2016

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# Temporary De-Activate

 *  [Jjones37](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jjones37/)
 * (@jjones37)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-de-activate/)
 * How will my created roles, setting and/or current users if I temporarily de-activate
   User Role Editor to test a bug, and then re-activate the plugin?

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 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-de-activate/#post-8499962)
 * You can deactivate URE at any time. All changes you made to the roles are permanent.
   Settings will stay in place. URE will delete its settings only when you delete
   it with “Delete” link under plugin row at the Plugins list.
 * Be aware – URE adds additional security measures to protect the default admin
   account from other users who were granted edit users permissions. When URE is
   deactivated that protection is not active too.
 *  Thread Starter [Jjones37](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jjones37/)
 * (@jjones37)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-de-activate/#post-8499997)
 * Great! I assume when I deactivate… all of my current users with assigned roles
   created in URE will be modified. When I deactivate, will their URE role be automatically
   given back to them?
 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-de-activate/#post-8500012)
 * All changes you made: new roles, updated roles, roles assigned to the users are
   permanent. URE deactivation will not roll back any changes.

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 * Last reply from: [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-de-activate/#post-8500012)
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