How To remove the Attracta SEO plugin

Introduction

There are two methods by which you can remove the Attracta SEO plugin. One of the options would be to attempt to utilize the provided script from Attracta, and the other option would be to remove it manually. Below we have the following to help you work through removing it.

Procedure

The first option would be the following. You can remove the Attracta plugin via this command/script:

/scripts/attracta/uninstall-attracta

If this fails to remove the Attracta plugin, it must be removed manually. These steps will remove files; please take caution and verify the commands are correct on your system!

1. Unregister the plugin from WHM:
   

   /usr/local/cpanel/bin/unregister_appconfig attractaseo-acv2-1
   

2. Remove the Hooks from WHM in "WHM / Development / Manage Hooks"
3. Run the following commands to remove the extraneous Attacta files. Please note that the commands will ask you to confirm the removal of each file. You can add the "force" tag (-f) to do this automatically but only do so if you have adequate backups to avoid accidental data loss.

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/base/3rdparty/Attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/Attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/*/*/*attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/base/frontend/jupiter/dynamicui/*aicontent*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/addonfeatures/attracta_*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/bin/attractaadmin

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/bin/attractawrap

   rm -rv /var/cpanel/registered_cpanelplugins/attracta_*

   rm -rv /home/*/.attracta*

   rm -rv /var/cpanel/attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/base/3rdparty/attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/ThirdParty/Attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Config/ConfigObj/Driver/Attracta*

   rm -rv /root/.attracta*

   rm -rv /var/cpanel/dynamicui_grouporder/attracta

   rm -rv /var/cpanel/activate/features/attracta

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/install/attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/themes/x/icons/attracta.png

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/templates/software_components/attracta.tmpl

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/attracta.cgi

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/src/3rdparty/other/attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/install/Attracta*

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/bin/update-attracta

   rm -rv /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/attracta

4. Run the following command to rebuild the cPanel themes:
   

   /usr/local/cpanel/bin/rebuild_sprites

5. Edit the crontab to remove the Attracta crons:

   crontab -e

After these steps, you should be clear and find that Attracta is no longer installed.

Please note that cPanel, LLC only supports the cPanel-provided software and does not provide general system-administration services.

You may, therefore, wish to seek assistance from a qualified system administrator for this issue if you feel uncomfortable completing these steps. If you do not have such an administrator, you may search for one in our listings here:

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