[wp-hackers] Plugin activation/deactivation and testing?

[Otto]

Yes, the uninstall hook is fired when the plugin gets deleted, not deactivated.

Somebody correct me if I'm incorrect.

-Otto
Sent from Memphis, TN, United States


On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:49 PM, mark waterous <mark at watero.us> wrote:
>> Just a quick comment .. one very common recommendation on the forums
>> when people have problems upgrading is to deactivate all plugins, try
>> the automatic upgrade, then re-activate the plugins.
>>
>> Therefore the deactivation hook should not destroy any tables ..
>
> That didn't even cross my mind! I think it would be best if I removed my
> deactivation hook immediately in favor of register_uninstall_hook as scribu
> suggested, along with making it a prominent feature on the options page,
> part of the readme... at least then if some people wind up with remnants, I
> can say I tried. ;)
>
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