Uninstall W3 Total Cache Plugin While Logged in & Not Logged in Manually
Do you want to uninstall W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin? In many cases, you want to deactivate and uninstall W3 Total Cache plugin and re-activate it later again. This video will show you how to backup the setting of W3 Total Cache plugin when you are able to log in to your dashboard AND when you are not logged into your dashboard. The backup setting is not the same with backing up your whole website.
*****Most important, do backup your whole website before you follow this video. I have a video tutorial on this: • Manually Backup WordPress Site or Blog
1. When you are able to log in to your dashboard.
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0:23 Backup your W3 Total Cache plugin's setting it is a .json file so you can use it in another website in the same host, or just in case you need this setting one day.
2:20 Disable all settings (including CDN setting if you use one). Video on how to use CDN (MaxCDN) with WordPress: • How To Setup CDN in WordPress With Ma...
2:59 Deactivate or and delete W3 Total Cache inside your dashboard
3:27 Cleaning left over files and folder from W3TC in your WordPress files directory. In this demo, I use HostGator cPanel, you can use FTP client to access your files. Setup FTP with FileZilla: • Using FileZilla Secure FTP or SFTP Co...
4:28 Deleting the leftover cache files and folders.
5:54 Checking your .htaccess file
7:55 Checking wp-config.php
2. When you cannot login to your dashboard
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9:05 Accessing your server or web host methods
9:30 Navigating to your WordPress website files directory
9:45 Renaming W3 Total Cache plugin or delete the plugin folder
10:25 Deleting leftover files and folder from W3TC
11:14 Check .htaccess file
13:00 Checking your site front-end and admin dashboard
14:07 Checking wp-config.php