Uninstall Methods

[jonathanbossenger]

Details

• Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Lesson
• Content title: Uninstall Methods
• Topic description: Covers methods to perform cleanup actions when a plugin is uninstalled.
• Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.): Developer
• Experience Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any): Intermediate

Prerequisites

It is assumed that the learner has already completed the following lessons:

• Beginner WordPress developer
  • Modules 1 - 4
  • Module 5: WordPress Hooks
  • Module 6: An introduction to developing WordPress plugins
• Intermediate plugin developer
  • Module 1, lesson 3: Activation/Deactivation hooks

Learning Objectives

• Explain why you might use an uninstall methods
• Determine the different scenarios in which you would use the deactivation hook vs an uninstall method
• Describe, with examples, the two different uninstall methods and their pros and cons.

Related Resources and Other Notes

• https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-basics/uninstall-methods/

Automation Code

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Lesson Development Checklist

• Gather any relevant links to Support, Docs, or related material
• Description and Objectives finalized
• Lesson created and announced to the team for review
• Lesson reviewed
• Lesson video submitted and published to WPTV
• Lesson created on Learn.WordPress.org
• Lesson video published to YouTube
• Lesson on Learn.WordPress.org updated with YouTube video
• Lesson published to Learn.WordPress.org

[jonathanbossenger]

Script: https://github.com/wptrainingteam/learn-wp-content/blob/main/plugin-developer-learning-pathway/01-Plugin-Development-Practices/04-Uninstall-Methods.md

Lession audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tuQV4C964fzmt6-i5wV_AdwUqLySop-k/view?usp=sharing

[jonathanbossenger]

@agiljulio apologies, I noticed today I had shared the audio for this lesson, but not the script. I've added that now. Let me know when you're ready to start this one.