<p>You will need to enable it to uninstall it but you can do everything via CLI.</p>
<p>First <code>./craft plugin/enable plugin-handle</code> then <code>./craft plugin/uninstall plugin-handle</code> then <code>composer remove namespace/package-name</code>.</p>
<p>If you really can't enable it as above, you'd need to <code>composer remove namespace/package-name</code> and manually remove any references in your <code>plugins</code> table, project config as well as any tables the plugin may have created on install.</p>

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2020-11-03T19:40:29.670Z
Thank you. After posting, it dawned on me that, as you mention, without enabling the plugin, it can't do its own cleanup upon uninstalling.
kr37
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Oli
<p>I hadn't allowed Craft to update for a while, and then did, but it broke on a plugin, and I couldn't get into the CP. I figured out which plugin was causing the problem, it turned out I wasn't using it, so I disabled it in <code>craft/config/general.php</code> as follows:</p>
<pre><code>return [
    '*' =&gt; [
        'disabledPlugins' =&gt; ['embedded-assets-link'],
    ],
];
</code></pre>
<p>That enabled me access to the CP, but, being disabled, I couldn't uninstall it through the CP, as explained <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/26897/how-to-uninstall-a-plugin-when-there-is-no-cp-option?rq=1">here</a>.</p>
<p>I tried many things, including</p>
<ul>
<li>remove references to the plugin in <code>craft/vendor/craftcms/plugins.php</code></li>
<li>removed references to the plugin from <code>composer.json</code></li>
<li>run <code>composer update</code></li>
</ul>
<p>and probably some other nonsense.</p>
<p>So, having done it the hard way, I'd like to ask, is there a correct way to remove a plugin which cannot be enabled ('cause it's broken) ?</p>

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2020-11-03T08:35:13.860Z
I think you can use one single command `composer remove vendor/package/name` as you have the access of SSH
inrsaurabh
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What's the correct way to uninstall a plugin which MUST NOT be enabled?
# What's the correct way to uninstall a plugin which MUST NOT be enabled?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-02)

I hadn't allowed Craft to update for a while, and then did, but it broke on a plugin, and I couldn't get into the CP. I figured out which plugin was causing the problem, it turned out I wasn't using it, so I disabled it in craft/config/general.php as follows:
return [
    '*' => [
        'disabledPlugins' => ['embedded-assets-link'],
    ],
];

That enabled me access to the CP, but, being disabled, I couldn't uninstall it through the CP, as explained here.
I tried many things, including

remove references to the plugin in craft/vendor/craftcms/plugins.php
removed references to the plugin from composer.json
run composer update

and probably some other nonsense.
So, having done it the hard way, I'd like to ask, is there a correct way to remove a plugin which cannot be enabled ('cause it's broken) ?

**Tags:** plugins, uninstall

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think you can use one single command `composer remove vendor/package/name` as you have the access of SSH  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-11-03. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

You will need to enable it to uninstall it but you can do everything via CLI.

First `./craft plugin/enable plugin-handle` then `./craft plugin/uninstall plugin-handle` then `composer remove namespace/package-name`.

If you really can't enable it as above, you'd need to `composer remove namespace/package-name` and manually remove any references in your `plugins` table, project config as well as any tables the plugin may have created on install.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you. After posting, it dawned on me that, as you mention, without enabling the plugin, it can't do its own cleanup upon uninstalling.  

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