If your plugin is not in use or you wish to deactivate it, you can do this from the WordPress admin dashboard. You can also delete deactivated plugins.

**1.** Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.

**2. **Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse over "**Plugins**" and then click on "**Installed Plugins**".
![](https://dash.wevrlabs.net/../../../img/wp-plugin-installed-plugin-menu.gif)

**3.** If you want to deactivate the "**Hello Dolly**" plugin, for example, click on "**Deactivate**", which appears at bottom of the "Hello Dolly" text.
![](https://dash.wevrlabs.net/../../../img/wp-plugin-deactivate-hellodolly.gif)

**How to Delete a Plugin in WordPress?
**Once a plugin is deactivated, the delete option will appear.

Go to the "**Installed Plugins**" list and click on the "**Delete**" link which shows at the bottom of the deactivated plugin"s name. It will display a confirmation. Press "**OK**" and the plugin will be removed.
![](https://dash.wevrlabs.net/../../../img/wp-plugin-delete-hellodolly.gif)**
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