There are several ways to turn WP Record With Privacy off, from a quick click to removing it completely. Pick the one that matches what you want.
The master switch:
On 📊 Dashboard, click ⏸ Turn Off Privacy Mode. Masking stops on every screen straight away, and all your settings stay ready for next time. This is what you'll use after every recording.
The emergency off switch:
If you can't reach your admin, add define( 'WRP_FORCE_OFF', true ); to wp-config.php. All masking stops whatever the Dashboard says. Remove the line when you're done.
Deactivating the plugin:
On your Plugins screen, click Deactivate under WP Record With Privacy. All masking stops and the 🔒 Record Privacy menu disappears.
Deactivating also switches Privacy Recording Mode off, so when you activate the plugin again it always starts with masking off. Your filters, style, selectors, Point & Mask picks and registration are all kept, so it picks up where you left off, with no activation screen.
Deactivate License:
In ⚙️ Settings, under 🔑 License, the Deactivate License button asks you to confirm, then releases this site and clears your saved name, email and key. The plugin stays installed but shows the activation screen until you activate again. Your filters and other settings are kept. Use it when you want to register the site under a different email.
Deleting the plugin:
Deactivate it first, then click Delete on the Plugins screen. WordPress removes the plugin's files, and the plugin cleans up after itself: every setting it saved (filter switches, custom mask text, mask style and character, Smart Detection switches, selectors, Point & Mask picks, colour scheme and registration details), its short-lived caches and its daily licence check are removed. Nothing else on your site is touched.
What stays behind:
The plugin has never changed your users, orders, posts or anything else, so there is nothing to clean up in your content. After deleting, your site is exactly as it was before you installed it.
If you install it again later, it starts fresh: you activate it with your name and email, and the two default filters are switched on again.
Which one to use:
- Finished a recording: the master switch.
- Taking a break from recording for a few months: deactivate the plugin.
- Moving the registration to another email: Deactivate License.
- Removing it for good: deactivate, then delete.
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