Delete site & Account
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1 I need to edit the html or have access to upload a file so I can verify my site in Google and delete it from the search engine. This is on a wordpress.com hosted site.
2. I need to delete my site. Trying to delete the site the confirmation button (after password) is greyed out. I am certain I am using the right password. What do I do?
3. I also want to delete my wordpress account but the only instructions I find are to delete my content and change my password to something I don’t know… Can I actually delete my account?
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hi there,
We cannot do these things for you. You must act.
Please deal with your site(s) first.
re: deleting sites
All sites are independent. What you do on one or to one has no impact on any other site. To delete a WordPress.COM hosted site you must be logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog to navigate to Dashboard > Tools > Delete Site. The guide is here http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/ note the alternatives provided there.
Prior to deletion warnings are issued. Deleted wordpress.COM blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and the only exceptions are made are for URLs that were deleted 2 or more years ago. http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/
https://wordpress.com/settings/delete-site/NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com
*Replace “NAME_OF_BLOG” with the actual name of the blog in the URL above.
If you are not logged in under the correct WordPress.COM username account then clear your browser cache https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache and cookies https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies prior to logging into another account
If you did not register the site under your username account and do not have the required access, then you need to contact the person who registered the account and site under it, and have them act or transfer the site to your username account by using this process. http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-user-or-account
If the login information has been lost go to
https://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#lost-passwordIf required use the account recovery form
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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.
Free disposable email address https://www.google.ca/search?q=free+disposable+email+address&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=Jf0mWaWKPMOD0wLgg6bYBQ
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 sites and/or site 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 -
So the short answer is no I can’t delete an account.
As for the site I’ve done everything, up until the last step and it’s greyed out… that’s why I’m here. What would cause this behaviour? (It’s a free account, no upgrades. I am logged is as the administrator)
The most important thing is to gain access to the html or be able to upload a file to the theme. I doubt I’ll find how to ftp a file to wordpress but I should be able to edit the html. Where are the files? eg hosting your own wordpress its under theme > editor.
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I doubt I’ll find how to ftp a file to wordpress
Unlike wordpress.ORG software install there is no FTP access to wordpress.COM hosted sites. https://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
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Please red this support doc https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
Let’s ask Staff to assist you with sorting this out. I will type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for Staff help. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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@ercdavgn regarding the site deletion, which step are you stuck on?
Also, re: Google, you’ll need to delete the site first, then you can fill in the form to have it removed from search results. More details here.
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6332384?hl=en&visit_id=1-636345429965614231-964951358&rd=1 -
1 I need to edit the html or have access to upload a file so I can verify my site in Google and delete it from the search engine.
The most important thing is to gain access to the html or be able to upload a file to the theme.
Hi ercdavgn,
You don’t need to edit html or upload files to verify a WordPress.com site site with Google Search Console (GSC). You can add a meta tag as an alternative method of verifying it.
This can can be done in Settings →Traffic → Google.
Full instructions can be found at:
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Also if you’re deleting it, just delete it then use the other step. You don’t have to verify the site if it no longer exists.
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Thanks garysixtyeight I got my site verified and sent a request to have the site removed from Google’s index.
As for deleting the site I still can’t click ‘delete site’ after I go to settings > general > delete site > confirm delete site. At this point I need to enter my password. I do; but the button remains greyed out.
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Oh! It’s asking you to type the name of the site to acknowledge you will be losing that name. You won’t need to enter a password there.
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