Removing Add-Ons

Get rid of add-ons you're not using.

Before diving into how to remove add-ons, it should be noted that aside from the disk-space the add-on files are using (which is normally pretty low), having extra add-ons in your _add-ons folders has very little effect on your site. That said, it’s nice to keep things streamlined and as small as possible, and thus, here is how you can do that.

To completely uninstall an add-on, perform the following:

• Delete its folder from your site’s _add-ons folder
• Check in your _cache and _cache/_add-ons folder for any cached data from this add-on (it should be contained within a folder of the same name)
• If the add-on you’re removing contained fieldtypes, check through your site’s fieldsets — found in _config/fieldsets — for any that are using the add-on’s fieldtype, you’ll need to change those to an acceptable replacement

And that should be it. These steps assume that the add-on being removed has followed all of the suggested- and best-practices that we’ve put out there. You may want to consult the add-on’s documentation for any special removal instructions.