Delete Me

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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.

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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.

1. ★★★★★ Paul Noël

   5mo 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

   2.1y 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

   2.5y 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

   4.8y ago

   It did the job well.

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5. ★★★★★ alkerprivate

   5.7y 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

   5.9y 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

   6.6y 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

   7.3y 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

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') 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

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

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Bulk Delete Users by Email 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
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• CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
• Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 900K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Delete Me: 7K+ active installs, 5.0★ (24 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/delete-me