Delete my account details.

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  boomstackalak · Member · Aug 16, 2017 at 8:54 am

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  Hello, I want you to delete all my account details. From the looks of your documentation it looks like I can change log details and leave my account inactive – this is not what I want. I want a hard delete please.

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  sophybd · Member · Aug 16, 2017 at 9:01 am

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  Hello, unfortunately there is no hard delete button (it’s stated in WP’s Terms of Service – they own the account) but you can get your profile to a point where no one would know you’re active on WordPress – the following is from this thread: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/permanently-delete-wordpress-account?replies=23

  Provided you are logged in under the username account that registered the blog you can delete it by using these instructions. http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/
  Please note that deleted blog URLs are not recycled.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  Although username accounts are not deleted at WordPress.com http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/ please note the following:

  1. You can go to My Account->Edit Profile 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”:
  http://wordpress.com/#!/following/subsettings/

  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.html

  4. 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.