OnBeforePluginFormDelete

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Event: OnBeforePluginFormDelete¶

Fires before a plugin is deleted in the manager.

Service: 1 - Parser Service Events
Group: Plugins

Event Parameters¶

Name	Description
plugin	A reference to the modPlugin object.
id	The ID of the Plugin.

Example¶

Such a plugin displays a message stating that the plugin cannot be removed:

<?php
$eventName = $modx->event->name;
switch($eventName) {
    case 'OnBeforePluginFormDelete':
        // if plugin id = 18, display a message
        if ($id == 18){
            $modx->event->output("What are you doing !? Plugin cannot be deleted ".$plugin->get('name'));
        }
        break;
}

## See Also

- [System Events](extending-modx/plugins/system-events "System Events")
- [Plugins](extending-modx/plugins "Plugins")