Deleting a member's account

Site admins and moderators can delete members' accounts

  • This action is permanent and you cannot revoke an account once it is deleted.

  • Once a member is deleted, their content will still remain on the site, but the author's name on their posts changes to "deleted member".

  • Regular members can also delete their accounts if this option is unlocked for them by the admin. You can learn more below.

How admins and moderators can delete a member's account

  1. Login with your admin account > go to the user's profile page > click the (...) at the top-right > Remove member.
    ❗ Note: This option soon will be added for the moderators too

  2. Login with your admin account > navigate to the administration > People > Member > click on the (...) in front of each user row > Remove member.

  3. If a member is reported, log in with your admin or moderator account > navigate to the moderation panel > Reported members > Delete member.

How admins can allow regular members to delete their accounts

By default, regular members cannot delete their own accounts. In order for the regular members to be able to delete their accounts, the admin needs to enable this option for the members.

  1. Login with your admin account > Administration > Settings > Security & Privacy > from the "Privacy settings" section enable the toggle > Update:

How regular members can delete their accounts

If the site admins have unlocked the feature for the regular members to delete their own accounts, then users can permanently remove their accounts:

Login with your account > click on your profile picture on top-right > Account settings > Delete my account:

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