Show a confirmation message on plugin deactivation

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1. I have implemented a workaround with JavaScript. I’m loading my own JavaScript file:

   wp_enqueue_script('wp-deactivation-message', plugins_url('js/message.js', dirname(__FILE__)), array());
   

   which contains a script that adds following Event Listener – when user clicks on our plugin deactivate button it prevent it from performing this action and display a JavaScript popup asking what you need, if user accepts it will be deactivated, if user press 'cancel' nothing happens:

   message.js

   window.onload = function(){
           document.querySelector('[data-slug="plugin-name-here"] a').addEventListener('click', function(event){
               event.preventDefault()
               var urlRedirect = document.querySelector('[data-slug="plugin-name-here"] a').getAttribute('href');
               if (confirm('Are you sure you want to save this thing into the database?')) {
                   window.location.href = urlRedirect;
               } else {
                   console.log('Ohhh, you are so sweet!')
               }
           })
   }
   

2. I had trouble with the dirname(__FILE__) for some reason, so I changed my code to this, where bkj-functions is my plugin slug.

   wp_enqueue_script('wp-deactivation-message', plugins_url('js/message-deactivate.js', __FILE__), array());

   with the following contents for js/message-dactivate.js (since I only need an “Alert” and not a “Confirm”):

   window.onload = function(){
       document.querySelector('[data-slug="bkj-functions"] .deactivate a').addEventListener('click', function(event){
           //event.preventDefault()
           alert("Reminder: If you are using the 'class' taxonomy for styling, that may disappear when this plugin has been deactivated.")
       })
   }
   

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