Why Deactivate or Delete Plugins?
Deactivating or deleting unused plugins from your WordPress site is important to keep your website fast, secure, and free from unnecessary code. Deactivating a plugin will stop it from running, and deleting it will remove it entirely from your website.

Follow these steps to deactivate and delete plugins in WordPress:

Step 1: Log in to the WordPress dashboard.

Step 2: From the Dashboard menu, go to Plugins and click on Installed Plugins.
Installed Plugins Menu

Step 3: To deactivate a plugin, for example, the Hello Dolly plugin, click on Deactivate, which appears below the plugin's name.
Deactivate Hello Dolly Plugin

How to Delete a Plugin in WordPress?

Step 4: Once the plugin is deactivated, the Delete option will appear.
Click on Delete at the bottom of the deactivated plugin's name and confirm by clicking OK to remove it.
Delete Hello Dolly Plugin

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