How do I uninstall DesignPLUS?

If you are no longer licensing DesignPLUS, here are the steps to uninstall the tool. These steps will need to be completed by a Canvas root account admin.

Disable the LTI tools

1. Go to the account(s) where the Multi-Tool and Upload/Embed Image apps are installed
2. Select Settings in the left navigation
3. Select Apps
4. Select View App Configurations

5. Find the Multi-Tool and Upload/Embed Image tool and delete them

6. Go to the root account

7. Select Developer Keys in the left navigation

8. Under Account, locate the Multi-Tool and Upload/Embed Image keys and disable or delete them. If you do not see Multi-Tool or Upload/Embed Image, find the Design Tools key and disable or delete it
9. Under Inherited, find the Cidi Labs DesignPLUS key and disable it

The Multi-Tool and Upload/Embed Image LTI tools have now been removed from the Canvas instance.

Disable the sidebar

1. Go to the account(s) where the Sidebar is installed

2. Select Themes in the left navigation
3. Select + Theme and select the current theme name
4. Select Upload in the top left of the Theme Editor
5. Download the JavaScript file and the Mobile app JavaScript file
6. For both files, use a code editing software to remove all the code between the 2 DesignPLUS comments:
   /************** BEGIN DESIGNPLUS  ***************/

7. Save the new files and upload them to replace the old JavaScript files in the Canvas Theme.

8. For the CSS files, there are two options:

   1. Option 1: Remove the DesignPLUS styles/themes entirely, which will revert any content created with DesignPLUS to plain HTML. Note: Contact Cidi Labs before doing this step to make sure the files you are about to import are up-to-date.

      To remove all DesignPLUS CSS (deprecate pages built with DesignPLUS to plain HTML):

      1. In the Canvas theme editor Upload tab, download the CSS file and the Mobile app CSS file.

      2. For both files, use a code editing software to remove all the code between the two DesignPLUS comments that look like this:

         /************** BEGIN DESIGNPLUS  ***************/

      3. Save the edited files and upload them to replace the old CSS files in the Canvas Theme.

   2. Option 2: add static CSS to preserve DesignPLUS styles/themes as they currently exist, which will leave any content created with DesignPLUS as is (though it will not receive any updates in the future)

      To add the static CSS,

      1. In the Canvas theme editor Upload tab, download the CSS file and the Mobile app CSS file.

      2. For both files, use a code editing software to remove all the code between the two DesignPLUS comments that look like this:

      3. /************** BEGIN DESIGNPLUS  ***************/

      4. Next, get the CSS files from Cidi Labs and upload them to the institution’s server. Cidi Labs will not host these files for you.

      5. Obtain the public URL of the hosted CSS files.

      6. At the top of the file, add one of the import statements below:

         1. For the App file:

            @import url(<public URL of app CSS>);

         2. For the Desktop file: 

            @import url(<public URL of desktop CSS>);

      7. Save the CSS files you just edited.

      8. Upload the new files to replace the old CSS files in the Canvas Theme.

9. After uploading and replacing the files in the Theme Editor, click Preview Changes. Then click on Save Theme in the bottom right corner and name it.

10. Finally, click on Apply Theme in the bottom left corner.

The DesignPLUS Sidebar is now removed from the Canvas instance.