Deleting my whole account

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  deborahkay85 · Member · May 10, 2017 at 1:07 pm

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  I would like to delete my whole account including any sites I have created as I am not happy with how it works.

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  pavanraheja · Member · May 10, 2017 at 1:29 pm

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  Howdy deborahkay85!

  Since we don’t want other people to have your username in the future, we don’t delete usernames (they are kept so they cannot be recycled). For more information, please see this link below:

  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:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/empty-site/

  Next, delete the site following the guide on this page:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/
  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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  stefbarz · Member · May 10, 2017 at 1:37 pm

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  Hi there!

  You can find all the general information to delete your accounts here:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/

  If you wish to just empty your site and start over, here is the guide to help you with it:

  Empty Your Site to Start Fresh

  If you want more specific information about permanently delete your site, please look here:

  Delete a Website

  Hope this helps, please let us know if you need any further help.

  All the best