Account removal

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    lear12014 · Member ·

    I would like to delete this personal account please.

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • wynternet · Staff ·

    Hello,

    WordPress.com accounts cannot be deleted permanently once created. But if you still wish to deactivate your account and leave WordPress, then follow these instructions:
    First, Delete Your Site: https://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

    And then follow these steps:

    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/
    IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Even if you 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.
    Hope this helps you. Please let me know if you have any questions.

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