Close/Delete Account

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  lolololololololololololololololololololo · Member · Nov 23, 2015 at 7:53 pm

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  I just want to delete/close my account.
  Thanks in advance.

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Nov 23, 2015 at 11:18 pm

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  Hey there!

  We’re sad to see you go, but happy to help you wrap things up. Is there anything you need help with before you go?

  Since we don’t want other people to have your username in the future, we don’t delete usernames (they are kept so they cannot be recycled). For more information, please see this link below:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/

  Here’s a few suggestions for you if you’d like to scrub the account:

  1) Empty and delete your sites:

  First of all, be sure to empty your sites of all content. You can find out more about how to do this here:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/empty-site/

  Next, delete the site following the guide on this page:

  Delete a Website

  Please be aware that this is irreversible!

  2) If you are trying to unsubscribe from emails sent to you from WordPress.com, go here and click on “Block Emails”:

  https://wordpress.com/settings/notifications/

  3) You can also go here to remove all data except the account name and an email address. Create a throwaway email address and change the account email to that throwaway address. This will only leave the username behind:

  https://wordpress.com/me/account/
  https://wordpress.com/me/profile

  4) To ensure the account is locked up tightly, visit this site, generate a password of 15-20 characters, and change the account password to it:

  http://www.thebitmill.com/tools/password.html

  5) While you cannot completely delete your Gravatar profile, you can remove all of your profile information easily through the “Edit My Profile” page here:

  http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit/?noclose#about-you

  You can also hide your Gravatar profile from external access. Visit your profile page (click your name in the top navigation of the website), then click the “Hide My Profile” link in the bottom, right-hand corner.

  If you have a minute, it would be very helpful to us to hear why you to want to leave so we can try to improve our service in the future.

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  fabryharleyln · Member · Nov 24, 2015 at 9:29 am

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  Hello!
  I just want to close and delete my account.
  Thanks in advance.

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Nov 24, 2015 at 7:05 pm

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  Our support page provides the options you have if you decide to leave WordPress.com:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/

  Let me know if you have any questions.

  Thanks!

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  fabryharleyln · Member · Nov 24, 2015 at 10:07 pm

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  Hello!
  I can’t delete my account inside my account settings! I’ve read the page about the options to delete account from WordPress, but it doesn’t work! Please can you provide to delete you my account?
  Thanks

  My account is http://en.gravatar.com/fabryharleyln

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  timethief · Member · Nov 24, 2015 at 11:04 pm

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  @fabryharleyln
  Accounts cannot be deleted so we cannot be impersonated by anyone registering and using the same username in the future. Also note that Automattic Inc. owns wordpress.COM and also many other products and services listed here https://automattic.com/ that do require a wordpress.COM account. Therefore account deactivation is provided and account deletion is not provided.

  Registering an account here required
  (1) your consent to the Terms of Service http://wordpress.com/tos/ and all policies made under it found in the support docs like this one http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/,
  and
  (2) an email address.

  Any personal information you posted anywhere was posted voluntarily. Both the email address and personal information can be removed or replaced at any time.

  Staff (darnelldibbles) already posted how to deactivate your account above.