{"id":3032,"date":"2025-07-09T13:36:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/?p=3032"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:32:56","slug":"how-to-delete-or-archive-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/productivity\/how-to-delete-or-archive-users\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete or Archive Users?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> From the Admin left panel, click on <strong>Register<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> From the drop down, click on <strong>User<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/35-276x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3773\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/35-276x1024.png 276w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/35-81x300.png 81w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/35-768x2849.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/35-414x1536.png 414w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/35-552x2048.png 552w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/35-scaled.png 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Use the search bar to <strong>find the user you want to archive or delete<\/strong>. Click on their username to open their profile and access their settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/41-1024x293.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/41-1024x293.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/41-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/41-768x219.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/41-1536x439.png 1536w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/41-2048x585.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>From the list, click on<strong> Account Actions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-4-1024x838.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-4-1024x838.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-4-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-4-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-4-1536x1257.png 1536w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-4-2048x1676.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5: <\/strong>This will lead you to a page with a button that lets you archive or delete the user. Click the button <strong>Archive\/Delete<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-5-1024x303.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-5-1024x303.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-5-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-5-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-5-1536x454.png 1536w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/roles-new-5-2048x606.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6: <\/strong>This will open a pop up that lets you choose whether you wish to archive the user or delete them. Make your selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3.png 600w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you archive a user, you have the option to restore them\/delete them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you choose to delete the user, they can still be restored within 30 days. After that, the deletion becomes permanent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: From the Admin left panel, click on Register. Step 2: From the drop down, click on User.&nbsp; Step 3: Use the search bar to find the user you want to archive or delete. 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