Hi, that’s impossible, but you can create a new one.
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Jan Dembowski
(@jdembowski)
Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
Due to the way accounts work here, it really is impossible to rename user IDs. Creating a new account with a different email is the only option.
But if you do create a new account then abandon the old one completely. Using both accounts will get both accounts blocked here.
If you want you can just change your display name.
https://wordpress.org/support/users/heshzad/edit
Which is what users will see here.
HOW TO CHANGE NY DISPLAY NAME ?
mh
(@mmgh)
How can I completely delete my account? GDPR…
mh
(@mmgh)
Also, why can I not opt out from my username being shown?
mh
(@mmgh)
Apparently wordpress.org does not allow an account to be deleted. “Accounts cannot be deleted for valid technical reasons.” (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-delete-my-wordpress-org-account/)
According to GDPR that is not permissible for a European citizen. (https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rights-citizens/my-rights/can-i-ask-company-delete-my-personal-data_en)
As a matter of fact I do want a wordpress.org account to be deleted (“to be forgotten”). Can some moderator shed some light on this? I’d prefer to have this done the smooth way.
Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)
WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
Edit your account and remove your personally identifiable content. As we have said, there is no functionality to delete your account.