Jira Plugins: Disable vs Uninstall

[Matt Wilson]

Outside of the actual plugin files being removed for an uninstall is there really any difference between an uninstalled plugin and a disabled plugin?

I have some old disabled plugins that I'm going to uninstall.  Should have done this ages ago, but never did.  Other than not seeing these plugins on my add-ons screen anymore is there anything I should be aware of?

In my test environment doing the uninstall seemed to produce no change (which was my expectation) but I don't necessarily have the ability to test every scenario out...

[miikhy · Accepted solution]

Hi Matt,

To quickly answer your question:

• Disabled plugins are still present on the server (the plugin file) and its configuration is kept (ActiveObjects, if you're familiar with it, are still stored in DB), the only thing is that the plugin Features are not available anymore (Technically, Spring Beans are not injected in Spring lifecycle anymore). The license is also kept when disabled.
• Uninstalled plugins are completely removed, license deleted and configuration might be (depending how it's stored).

In terms of performance it's pretty much the same situation, but if you plan on re-enabling the App eventually, you should definitely disable it, not uninstall it :)

Hope it helps!

Cheers

[Matt Wilson]

Thanks Micky,

I appreciate the detailed reply!

[Moses Thomas · Accepted solution]

@Matt WilsonPlease see documentation for Disable/Un-install plugin

https://confluence.atlassian.com/upm/disabling-and-enabling-add-ons-273875716.html

Best!

[Matt Wilson]

Thanks, I have actually already read the documentation on both, I should have mentioned that.  I guess I'm always just super cautious about this stuff ;-)