DELETING

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  villagegal12 · Member · Sep 5, 2016 at 3:07 pm

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  How do I permanently delete my account?

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  lucank · Member · Sep 5, 2016 at 3:13 pm

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  Hey there,

  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 can take the following steps:

  Empty all the content from your site:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/empty-site/

  Delete your site by following this guide:
  Note: Deleting a site permanently removes it and this action cannot be undone. You will not be able to reuse the website address again in the future.
  http://support.wordpress.com/settings/delete-blog/

  Unsubscribe from any email notifications from WordPress.com:
  Visit the your Subscription Settings page and click the box that says, Block all email updates from blogs you’re following on WordPress.com.
  https://wordpress.com/me/notifications/subscriptions

  Remove all your information except the account name and email address. You can create an email address that you don’t use for anything to put in here; this will only leave your username.
  https://wordpress.com/me/account/
  https://wordpress.com/me/profile

  You can also change your username if you would like
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/change-your-username/

  Visit the following site and generate a password 15-20 characters long:
  http://www.thebitmill.com/tools/password.html

  Use the password you generated to reset your account password:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#change-your-password

  This will leave your account inactive and prevent you from gaining access in the future.

  Let me know if you need further assistance – I’m happy to help!