Title: What does this plugin do ?!
Last modified: May 12, 2021

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# What does this plugin do ?!

 *  Resolved [Anthony C.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anthonychan2509/)
 * (@anthonychan2509)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-this-plugin-do-13/)
 * What does this plugin do?
 * I compare side by side with and without this plugin installed, and it is completely
   the same?! The “Analytics” section is still there without this plugin and everything
   looks the same. Am I missing something?
 * I did some research later on and in [this thread](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-plugin-uninstalled-and-delete-but-still-showing-analytics-and-functionality/)
   and [this thread](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-seeing-plugin-after-activating/),
   it says “**WooCommerce Admin featured plugin is now merged and included in WooCommerce
   core in version 4.0.0.**”
 * I am running WooCommerce 5.X… does it mean everything about WooCommerce Admin
   plugin is already there?
 * If that is the case, I wonder why there is not a single word about this in the
   plugin description.
 * It’s time-wasting to let users compare and find answers.
 * Also, there is a message “**You have the WooCommerce Admin plugin activated but
   it is not being used.**” What does it mean? How to “use” it? How to remove this
   message? It is wired and there are no actionable tips.

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 *  Plugin Support [Cara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcka/)
 * (@dcka)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-this-plugin-do-13/#post-14432805)
 * Hi, [@anthonychan2509](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anthonychan2509/)!
 * I totally get where you’re coming from here. It **is** quite confusing.
 * > I am running WooCommerce 5.X… does it mean everything about WooCommerce Admin
   > plugin is already there?
 * But yes, since your site is already on WooCommerce 5.x, you already have WooCommerce
   Admin.
 * WooCommerce Admin has been bundled with WooCommerce ever since version 4.0, but
   the plugin is also available separately so you can update the Admin part of WooCommerce
   for new reporting features even if you aren’t quite yet ready to upgrade the 
   latest release of WooCommerce.
 * > Also, there is a message “You have the WooCommerce Admin plugin activated but
   > it is not being used.” What does it mean? How to “use” it? How to remove this
   > message? It is wired and there are no actionable tips.
 * This notice was added to let you know that the plugin isn’t being used. When 
   WooCommerce is fully updated and activated, you can safely deactivate the WooCommerce
   Admin plugin without losing the latest reporting features.
 * I hope that helps lessen the confusion, even if by a bit!
 *  [Joey – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jricketts4/)
 * (@jricketts4)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-this-plugin-do-13/#post-14458417)
 * We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved–
   if you have any further questions, you can start a new thread.

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 * Last reply from: [Joey – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jricketts4/)
 * Last activity: [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-this-plugin-do-13/#post-14458417)
 * Status: resolved