how do i deactivate my account?

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  priyankarajan21 · Member · Jun 29, 2015 at 2:49 am

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  how do i deactivate my blog?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  mjrmo · Member · Jun 29, 2015 at 3:24 am

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  To delete a free hosted WordPress.COM blog you must be logged in under the exact same username account that registered the blog.

  Deleting a site permanently removes it and you’ll never be able to re-use its WordPress.com address (such as priyankarajan12.wordpress.com).

  A verification link is also sent in an email and must be clicked to delete a blog. Once clicked the URL is gone forever. You can not undo this. http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  Alternatively, to change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/ If you intend to reuse your blog again, this might be the best option for you.

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  justjennifer · Member · Jun 29, 2015 at 6:25 am

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  @priyankarajan21-While you can delete your site, you can’t delete your account.

  If you never want to use your WPcom account again, you can remove all information and simply walk away. Here’s another forum volunteer’s (timethief) instructions on how to do that:

  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 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.html

  4. 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.

  Let us know if you need more help with that.