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  aam6477 · Member · Mar 30, 2017 at 9:19 am

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  Hello. I would like to close my account permanently.

  Thanks.

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  otpidusprime · Member · Mar 30, 2017 at 9:43 am

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  Hi,
  WordPress accounts cannot be closed/deleted permanently. However if you wish to leave to WordPress what you can do is empty and delete your 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 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.