Title: Delete user
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Delete user

 *  Resolved [selder2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/selder2/)
 * (@selder2)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-user-1/)
 * I seem to be unable to delete users from my WordPress, although I’m logged in
   with the administrator account.
 * The user I want to delete has the same emailadres as the admin account, could
   that have something to do with it?

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 *  Thread Starter [selder2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/selder2/)
 * (@selder2)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-user-1/#post-293099)
 * Ahha! I created a new user, and I can delete that one without a problem.
 * But the ‘user’ i was talking about in the previous post, is in fact an “author”…
   how do I delete an author?
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-user-1/#post-293100)
 * Is this a Beta issue ?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-user-1/#post-293103)
 * You need to lower the user’s level to 0 (thus dropping them from an “author” 
   to a “registered user”), then you will be able to delete the user.
 *  Thread Starter [selder2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/selder2/)
 * (@selder2)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-user-1/#post-293123)
 * No this is not a beta issue … I’m running WP 1.5.2
 * I’ve lowered his level to “1”, and he’s still in the “authors” list …
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-user-1/#post-293193)
 * Again, you need to lower the user’s level to _0 (zero, not one)_, thus dropping
   them from an “author” to a “registered user”, then you will be able to delete
   the user.
 *  Thread Starter [selder2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/selder2/)
 * (@selder2)
 * [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-user-1/#post-293252)
 * argh. spank me. I would have sworn that I dropped that user all the way down 
   to 0, but it was in fact indeed “1”, thanks for your patience :p

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [selder2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/selder2/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-user-1/#post-293252)
 * Status: resolved

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