account removal

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  user1335353 · Member · Mar 9, 2017 at 1:09 pm

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  Dear WordPress team,

  I would like to have my account deleted. Is this possible?
  I’m not longer using the website.

  Regards

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  otpidusprime · Member · Mar 9, 2017 at 2:10 pm

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  Please note this before deleting your account:
  Even if you delete/deactivate your account your username is not removed from the database so that it’s not available to any other users when they are registering for a new account. This is done to keep you from being impersonated by anyone else.

  Here’s something that will help you,
  How to delete/deactivate your account:

  • STEP 1: Remove Data

  Go to My Account > Edit Profile at https://wordpress.com/me/account and remove all the data except the username and email address. Now replace only the email address with a throwaway email address. Do not change the username, this will keep the username from being re-used.

  • STEP 2: Change Account Password

  Now change your account password to a strong one. You can use this simple password generator tool by LastPass: https://lastpass.com/generatepassword.php
  This is done to ensure that your account is locked up tightly.

  • STEP 3: Hide Gravatar Profile

  When you login to Gravatar, you will find a hide button on the bottom right corner of your Gravatar Profile page. Click that.
  http://en.gravatar.com/support/profile-privacy

  • STEP 4: Unsubscribe from WordPress Email’s

  To stop receiving emails from WordPress, go here: https://wordpress.com/settings/notifications/ and click on “Block all subscription emails from WordPress.com”.

  Check this out for more information:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/