Delete my account.
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Hi, I deleted my site, but I want to delete my entire account permanently.
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Here’s how to deactivate your account:
Although username accounts are not deleted, so you cannot be impersonated and have your reputation affected by anyone registering the same username in the future, there are steps you can take that amount to removing all personal information and result in leaving only a throwaway email address behind. http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/1. You can go to My Account->Edit Profile at https://wordpress.com/me/account and 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 only leaves the username behind.
2. To unsubscribe from email sent to you from WordPress.com, go here and click on “Block all subscription emails from WordPress.com”:
https://wordpress.com/settings/notifications/3. 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.html4. To hide your Gravatar profile, login and on the bottom right hand corner of your Gravatar profile page you will find a “hide” button visible only to you that you can click. http://en.gravatar.com/support/profile-privacy
IMPORTANT NOTE: Deleting blogs and/or blog content or making the site private does not remove indexed content from the SERPs (search engine page results) and we cannot help with that. Google and Bing only clear their caches of deleted indexed content that produces a 404 (page not found) every 3 – 6 months. To completely remove an entire page from Google search results after it produces a 404 (page not found):
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6332384?hl=en&ref_topic=1724262&vid=0-635749429504660340-12158368555624983465&rd=1 -
@tt- Just FYI, when an exact duplicate thread is created, usually within seconds/minutes of the others, it is often a result of the OP receiving an error on their side and then hitting the submit button again. If you find exact duplicates, kindly tag those duplicates as Duplicate and someone will close or remove where appropriate. Thanks as always for all your assistance.
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@tt – I’ve seen duplicates answered, but without tags added. However you decide to go forward, I’ll try to keep up. :) But now it’s sleepytime tea and a book for me.
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I’ve seen duplicates answered, but without tags added.
I suppose that could be because I am multitasking and have missed some. Sorry about that.
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No worries. Since I know you are a devoted tagger (and I’ve learned from the best) it was just odd. Have a good rest of the day.
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@justjennifer
I have just had a lightbulb moment re: dupplicates.For years I typed Duplicate into the tags and modlook and close thread please. However, as there were so many after mobiles were introduced I stopped doing that.
Instead I type Duplicate already answered at http://_________ into each duplicate thread, and do not type duplicate tags and modlook and close thread please. Do you want me to type the tags in again?
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Hi @tt – As I mentioned above, exact duplicates that are created seconds or minutes within each other are usually a contact form glitch. If the OP receives an error when they hit the submit button they may continue to click or change their post somewhat and then try reposting it. It’s not really the OP’s fault.
As you are multitasking, you shouldn’t need to stop and add multiple tags that likely will be deleted with the duplicate post. If you answer the post, please add only the “duplicate” tag. Alternatively you can also add the “duplicate” tag without answering the post. Thanks again.
Since I’ve hijacked thatpatguy12’s thread to clarify this, please contact me directly if you have any other question.
@thatpatguy12 apologies for hijacking your thread and for the extra emails if you are still subscribed. tt has covered your initial question, but please let us know if you still have questions about removing your account.
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If you answer the post, please add only the “duplicate” tag. Alternatively you can also add the “duplicate” tag without answering the post.
Got it. :)
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