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title: "Remove Modules in Open Web Analytics"
description: "Removing unneeded features is an important but often neglected step in web design. Open Web Analytics includes a Hello World module as a template for users wishing to develop custom modules. For..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/analytics/remove-open-web-analytics-modules/
date: 2019-05-29
modified: 2021-02-25
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Web Analytics"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Remove Modules in Open Web Analytics

Removing unneeded features is an important but often neglected step in web design. Open Web Analytics includes a *Hello World* module as a template for users wishing to develop custom modules. For users uninterested in development, here’s **how to remove modules in Open Web Analytics**.

**Note:** Below we’ll remove the pre-installed *Hello World* module. If you’re sure you won’t need the other modules, for [GDPR compliance](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/analytics/gdpr-open-web-analytics/) in example, you can remove the others.

## Remove Modules

1. Log into [cPanel, FTP](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/how-to-edit-a-file/), or [SSH](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/server/ssh/easier-site-management-with-ssh/).
2. Navigate to your Open Web Analytics directory, then the */modules* directory.
3. Remove the */hello* directory.
4. Log into Open Web Analytics.
5. Select **Administration** from the top.
6. Select **Modules** from the left. The *Hello World* module should not be listed. [![Screenshot showing oEmbed-supported URL](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/owa/owa-modules.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/owa/owa-modules.png) Learn more about monitoring your web hosting with [Open Web Analytics](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/analytics/setup-open-web-analytics/) in our Support Center. Then choose [WordPress Hosting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/wordpress-hosting) for high-performance websites that are secure and fast.