How to Uninstall Loggle

There are two different things you can do, and the difference matters a great deal for your data.

Deactivate — switches Loggle off. Nothing is deleted.
Delete — removes the plugin, and may remove your data depending on one setting.

Deactivating Loggle

Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.
Find Loggle.
Click Deactivate.

Tracking stops immediately. Everything already recorded stays in your database, so reactivating later brings all of it back with a gap for the time it was off.

This is the right choice if you are troubleshooting, testing a conflict, or pausing temporarily.

Before you delete: decide about your data

This is the step people miss. Check the setting before deleting, not after.

Open Loggle → Settings (the gear icon).
Find Delete all data when the plugin is uninstalled.

Off (the default) — your history survives deletion. Reinstalling restores everything.
On — everything Loggle stored is removed permanently when you delete the plugin.

Warning: with this setting on, deletion cannot be undone. There is no recycle bin and no recovery, short of a database backup.

Exporting your data first

If your history matters, save it before deleting. With WP-CLI you can write reports to a file:

wp loggle report channel --range=all --format=csv > channels.csv
wp loggle report referrer --range=all --format=csv > referrers.csv
wp loggle summary --range=all

Without command-line access, a full database backup from your host is the simplest option.

Deleting Loggle

Deactivate the plugin first — WordPress requires this.
Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.
Click Delete under Loggle.
Confirm when WordPress asks.

What is always removed

The plugin files.
Loggle’s settings.
The scheduled daily cleanup task.

What is removed only if you opted in

The visitors table.
The page views table.
The payments table.
The reference Loggle stored on WooCommerce orders.

With the setting off, those tables remain in your database, harmless and ready if you reinstall.

Deleting with WP-CLI

wp plugin deactivate loggle && wp plugin delete loggle

The same data setting applies.

Clearing data without uninstalling

To start fresh but keep the plugin, empty the tables directly:

wp loggle reset --yes

This deletes every visitor, page view, and payment while leaving Loggle installed and configured. It cannot be undone, so export first if you might want the history.

Does deleting Loggle affect my WooCommerce orders?

No. Your orders, customers, and products belong to WooCommerce and are untouched.

Loggle only adds a small hidden reference to each order linking it to an anonymous visitor. If you opted into full data removal, that reference is cleaned up too. Either way, the order itself is never modified.

Common problems

I deleted Loggle and lost my history

The delete-data setting was switched on. The only route back is a database backup from before the deletion — ask your host, as many keep automatic backups for a period.

Loggle’s tables are still in my database

That is the default and intended behaviour. To remove them, reinstall Loggle, switch the setting on, then delete again.

The plugin will not delete

Deactivate it first. If it still refuses, a file permission problem is likely — remove the loggle folder from wp-content/plugins/ using FTP or your host’s file manager.

Frequently asked questions

The cookie stays in their browser until it expires, but nothing reads it and no data is recorded. It holds only a random string, so it identifies nothing on its own.

Can I reinstall later and get my data back?

Yes, as long as you did not opt into data deletion. Reinstall and everything is exactly where you left it.

Is there a way to delete only old data?

Page views older than 90 days are already removed automatically each day. Run it manually with wp loggle prune. Payments and visitor totals are kept permanently by design, so your revenue history is never lost to cleanup.

Next steps

Removing Loggle because something is not working? Try the troubleshooting guide first — most problems have a quick fix.