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  nimic2016ro · Member · Nov 18, 2016 at 6:26 am

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  Hello,

  I have an account on wordpress.com which I would like to delete completely.
  I wasn’t able to find a direct way of doing this.

  Thanks.

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  lucank · Member · Nov 18, 2016 at 3:05 pm

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  Hello,

  Are you following the directions on this support page?:

  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:

  Empty Your Site to Start Fresh

  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.

  Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

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  nimic2016ro · Member · Nov 18, 2016 at 3:50 pm

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  Been there, done that. What I would like to do is actually delete the whole account. I would like to see that when I try to login, WP tells me there is no such account.

  But.. I have a feeling that isn’t possible.

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  lucank · Member · Nov 18, 2016 at 4:08 pm

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  User accounts cannot be deleted because WordPress.com doesn’t want somebody else using your name in the future.

  If you want to permanently get rid of your account, you will have to follow those steps.

  Sorry, wish I could do more.