{"id":29291,"date":"2023-08-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=29291"},"modified":"2024-02-15T13:12:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T11:12:01","slug":"how-to-delete-a-wordpress-user-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/how-to-delete-a-wordpress-user-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete a WordPress user account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes you\u2019ll need to delete a WordPress user who has access to your site, but who no longer needs this access. This article covers the four steps required to delete an obsolete user account.<br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"612\" class=\"wp-image-45783\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-37.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-37.png 664w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-37-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From WP Admin, navigate to <strong>Users >All Users.<\/strong><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"499\" class=\"wp-image-45785\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-38.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-38.png 680w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-38-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mouse over the account you want to delete, and click\u00a0<strong>Delete.<\/strong><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"496\" class=\"wp-image-45786\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-39.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-39.png 645w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-39-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm your decision by clicking <strong>Confirm Deletion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This user no longer has access to your site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you\u2019ll need to delete a WordPress user who has access to your site, but who no longer needs this access. 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