I want to delete my WordPress account

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  tek7en · Member · Jun 2, 2017 at 1:00 pm

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  I want to delete my WordPress account and any funds that are going to be deducted in the near future needs to be cancelled

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  wynternet · Staff · Jun 12, 2017 at 3:52 pm

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  Hello,

  WordPress.com accounts cannot be deleted permanently once created. But if you still wish to deactivate your account and leave WordPress, then follow these instructions:
  First, Delete Your Site: https://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  And then follow these steps:

  STEP 1: Remove Data
  Go to My Account > Edit Profile at https://wordpress.com/me/account and remove all the data except the username and email address. Now replace only the email address with a throwaway email address. Do not change the username, this will keep the username from being re-used.
  STEP 2: Change Account Password
  Now change your account password to a strong one. You can use this simple password generator tool by LastPass: https://lastpass.com/generatepassword.php
  This is done to ensure that your account is locked up tightly.
  STEP 3: Hide Gravatar Profile
  When you login to Gravatar, you will find a hide button on the bottom right corner of your Gravatar Profile page. Click that.
  http://en.gravatar.com/support/profile-privacy
  STEP 4: Unsubscribe from WordPress Email’s
  To stop receiving emails from WordPress, go here: https://wordpress.com/settings/notifications/ and click on “Block all subscription emails from WordPress.com”.
  Check this out for more information:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/
  IMPORTANT NOTE:
  Even if you deactivate your account your username is not removed from the database, so that it’s not available to any other users when they are registering for a new account. This is done to keep you from being impersonated by anyone else.

  I have also tagged this for Staff regarding the funds.

  Hope this helps you. Please let me know if you have any questions.

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  supernovia · Staff · Jun 12, 2017 at 10:15 pm

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  Hi @tek7en, to address this:

  and any funds that are going to be deducted

  This account actually doesn’t owe anything with the way it is now — it’s totally free. I don’t see any related sites that have upgrades either.

  If you have a different account and you’re anticipating a payment on that, can you log out, then log in again using the email address that gets renewal notifications? You’ll then be able to cancel or reach out as the correct user.