Title: Delete sensitive info from thread
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Delete sensitive info from thread

 *  Resolved [Mia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mimiburned/)
 * (@mimiburned)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-sensitive-info-from-thread/)
 * Hello! I know threads can’t be edited or deleted. But I would like, if possible
   to delete some info in this thread: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-the-size-and-color-of-links-featured?replies=8#post-7871268](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-the-size-and-color-of-links-featured?replies=8#post-7871268)
 * The info I want to delete is the URL of the site I provided, for security reasons,
   I don’t want the URL of my site on public forums, but it was necessary at the
   moment to sort out a problem with a plugin. This really worries me.
 * Could you please delete the URL? It would be much appreciated. Please sorry for
   my basic English, hope you can help me.

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-sensitive-info-from-thread/#post-6929236)
 * I’m sorry, but that’s only done in extreme cases.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Deleting_.2F_Editing_Posts](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Deleting_.2F_Editing_Posts)
 * >  The info I want to delete is the URL of the site I provided, for security 
   > reasons, I don’t want the URL of my site on public forums, but it was necessary
   > at the moment to sort out a problem with a plugin. This really worries me.
 * That is not a security concern, it will just show up in search engine results
   for that URL.
 * Search engine hits is _never_ extreme and the topic will not be deleted or edited.
 *  Thread Starter [Mia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mimiburned/)
 * (@mimiburned)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-sensitive-info-from-thread/#post-6929251)
 * It is a security concern for me. It’s not the case that search engines pick up
   the post, but other people seeing my URL there and it becomes vulnerable to bad
   practices – spam, security attacks, black hat SEO etc. I know a site is vulnerable
   for all that, but having it posted in a public forum where has nothing to do 
   with the site itself attracts malicious practices. It’s not being paranoid, it’s
   being cautious. I should have never posted it, but realized later that I couldn’t
   edit nor delete the post. You provide me with the rules of WordPress I can provide
   you with several articles that prove my point but I guess is useless. I cant 
   believe that in a public forum, one cannot delete or edit our own posts. Nice
   practice WordPress.
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-sensitive-info-from-thread/#post-6929253)
 * We disagree and continue to think that this is not a security concern, which 
   is why the URL will not be deleted.
 * If you’re receiving referral spam then there are anti-spam plugins you can use,
   such as this one: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/block-referer-spam/screenshots/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/block-referer-spam/screenshots/)
 *  Thread Starter [Mia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mimiburned/)
 * (@mimiburned)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-sensitive-info-from-thread/#post-6929257)
 * thanks for nothing

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Mia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mimiburned/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-sensitive-info-from-thread/#post-6929257)
 * Status: resolved

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