Delete Me

Reviewers call it simple to set up and exactly what it promises for letting users delete their own accounts, with minor notes about social-login users lacking a password and a profile delete link that didn't work.

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

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wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Paul Noël

   7mo ago

   Ce plug-in est un outil essentiel pour permettre aux inscrits de supprimer eux-mêmes leur compte sans devoir communiquer avec l’administrateur. Il est simple à configurer, léger, et répond parfaitement au besoin de conformité RGPD. This topic was modified 3 months ago by Paul Noël.

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2. ★★★★★ Daniel Avram

   2.3y ago

   Delete Me is a must-have plugin for any WordPress site that values user autonomy and data privacy. It delivers exactly what it promises without any unnecessary complexity. Highly recommended!

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3. ★★★★★ Namaste

   2.7y ago

   Hi there, I just want to add that it would be useful if you could include this too. ^^ I tested it on my website and it worked like a charm. I didn’t test it for PayPal subscriptions, but for PMPro and Stripe, it works 100%. If someone needs it, you need to insert it into delete-me/inc/delete_user.php after line 123 and before the // Delete user (line comment.) Please make a back-up first.. 🙂 // Assuming you have the subscription ID stored somewhere in your code or user data $subscription_id = get_user_meta($this->user_ID, 'stripe_subscription_id', true); // Check and delete Paid Memberships Pro membership if (function_exists('pmpro_getMembershipLevelForUser') && function_exists('pmpro_changeMembershipLevel')) { $membership_level = pmpro_getMembershipLevelForUser($this->user_ID); if (!empty($membership_level)) { pmpro_changeMembershipLevel(false, $this->user_ID, 'inactive'); // Change to 'expired' if you want to expire the membership immediately } } // Check and cancel the Stripe subscription if (!empty($subscription_id)) { // Cancel the Stripe subscription at the end of the billing period try { $stripe->subscriptions->update($subscription_id, ['cancel_at_period_end' => false]); } catch (\Stripe\Exception\ApiErrorException $e) { // Handle any errors that occur during the Stripe API call // You might want to log the error or take appropriate action error_log('Stripe API Error: ' . $e->getMessage()); } } // Cancel the PayPal subscription $paypal_subscription_id = get_user_meta($this->user_ID, 'paypal_subscription_id', true); if (!empty($paypal_subscription_id)) { try { $subscription = \PayPal\Api\Subscription::get($paypal_subscription_id, $paypal); $subscription->cancel([], $paypal); } catch (\PayPal\Exception\PayPalConnectionException $e) { error_log('PayPal API Error: ' . $e->getMessage()); } } p.s. PLEASE, keep this plugin alive. Much appreciated! This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Namaste. This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Namaste.

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4. ★★★★★ Liang

   4.9y ago

   It did the job well.

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5. ★★★★★ alkerprivate

   5.9y ago

   Works as advertised. You can choose user roles, place a shortcode on any page. Account and comments are deleted without problems. Warning messages and password prompts appear. Faced some difficulties. Users who automatically log into the system via social networks cannot enter a password, as they have never created one. There is also a hyperlink in the profile to delete the account, but it does not work. Everything else is good. Used in WordPress 5.6, PHP 7.4.7. Other plugins may contain user data. Thanks a lot to the developer! This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by alkerprivate. This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by alkerprivate. Reason: addition

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6. ★★★★★ Jim

   6.1y ago

   I wish every website, company, organization, whatever, had an easy and obvious way to completely delete your account. Yet it seems almost none do! This plug in empowers your users to do that. It is dead simple to set up, and it is pretty intelligent behind the scenes.

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7. ★★★★★ hansheger

   6.8y ago

   This plugin in does exactly what the discriptons tells. A big plus is the integrated shortcode und the costumazation options. Just enough to modify everything you need. Wonderfull

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8. ★★★★★ Anticosti

   7.4y ago

   Greetings Clinton, Just to let you know that this plugin is absolutely perfect for what it does. I could so easily get it to work with Oxygen Builder / WP Multilang and Loco Translate. Awesome job you’ve done here. Thank you so much.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.2 Release date: 06/02/2024 Added PHP isset check on $_SERVER[‘SCRIPT_FILENAME’] in delete-me.php file to prevent exception when running via CLI mode. Requested by @gabyrau. 3.2
2. — Version 3.1 Release date: 11/11/2023 Added output sanitization to all editable settings to remove cross-site scripting vulnerability. 3.1
3. — Version 3.0 Release date: 05/09/2020 Added 3 new attributes for the shortcode form: form_confirm_warning, form_password_label, form_confirm_button Added %displayname% replacement string everywhere that %username% was already availab 3.0
4. — Version 2.9 Release date: 04/05/2020 Added paragraph tag around shortcode output to prevent alignment issues. 2.9
5. — Version 2.8 Release date: 12/19/2018 Added Role, First Name, and Last Name user data to email notification. 2.8
6. — Version 2.7 Release date: 07/29/2018 Bug fixed: Using a blank landing URL would cause a failure during redirect on some server configurations. Bug fixed: Landing URLs on the Settings page were incorrectly having http:// added to the 2.7

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.9 Delete Me <= 3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-10-23 CVE-2023-5126 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0 Patched in 3.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.3

Translated into 13 languages, 6 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-05-31 7K+ → 8K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-05-28 8K+ → 7K+ down after 213 days in tier
4. 2025-10-27 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-10-26 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-10-24 9K+ → 8K+ down after 706 days in tier
7. 2023-11-18 10K+ → 9K+ down after 668 days in tier
8. 2022-01-19 9K+ → 10K+ up after 314 days in tier

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Delete Me: 7K+ active installs, 5.0★ (24 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/delete-me