Deleting user

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  • May 24, 2018 at 8:09 pm #432031

    Elijah Lokvkoff
    Free User
    Post count: 138

    Hi guys, I searched the forum first, couldn’t find the answer.
    The question is rather simple.

    1. When I delete wordpress user – will the listing be automatically deleted?
    (WordPress user deletion prompts to ‘remove all content’ as one of the options. If I choose this – will the listing be removed as well)?

    2. We are thinking about cleaning up the users moved from the old installation – if the user shows 0 posts – does this mean he has no listings and it is safe to delete?

    Thanks.
    Elijah.

    May 24, 2018 at 9:33 pm #432037

    Alex Rollin
    Moderator
    Post count: 27815

    1. No, listings will not be deleted with the user.

    2. The count does not appear accurate, to me on my test site, so I will flag this question for the developers.

    May 24, 2018 at 10:08 pm #432045

    Elijah Lokvkoff
    Free User
    Post count: 138

    ‘The count does not appear accurate, to me, so I will take this question for the developers.”

    Why do you say the count does not appear accurate?

    – As I mentioned those are the users moved from the old installation, what is so unusual about them having 0 posts? Could be spam registrations – for starters?
    – I know for a fact that there is nothing unusual for a WordPress user to have 0 posts and definitely this is not the case where I should raise the red flag and contact developer if one of my users have 0 posts

    Can I please have a second opinion from other support guys? Guust, Kor, and Paolo usually provide much to-the-point answers. Sorry.

    I would appreciate somebody answering this question (as per original post):

    We are thinking about cleaning up the users moved from the old installation – if the user shows 0 posts – does this mean he has no listings and it is safe to delete?

    Thank you.

    May 24, 2018 at 10:21 pm #432047

    Elijah Lokvkoff
    Free User
    Post count: 138

    Just deleted the user, checked ‘remove content’ and it deleted the listing as well.

    I’m sorry Alex, I have received so many wrong answers from you in tha past as well that I don’t think I cannot rely on them anymore. I’ don’t mean it to be personal, but I provide support for my clients and I need to be sure that I get the answers I can relate to them.

    May 24, 2018 at 10:36 pm #432054

    Alex Rollin
    Moderator
    Post count: 27815

    Deleting the user by itself will not remove the content….but if you check ‘delete content’ then yes, it will delete their posts. Don’t click ‘delete content’ if you don’t want to delete the posts.

    This is similar to removing Geodirectory. Unless the uninstall options are selected, then the data will not be removed.

    As mentioned, your topic has already been flagged and the developers will let us know if there is a solution for the post count. My intuition is that the count is only for WordPress blog posts.

    May 25, 2018 at 2:31 am #432066

    Elijah Lokvkoff
    Free User
    Post count: 138

    Taake a look at my original question
    WordPress user deletion prompts to ‘remove all content’ as one of the options. If I choose this – will the listing be removed as well)?

    Your first reply:

    No, listings will not be deleted with the user.

    I hope you understand that this is incorrect answer.
    As mentioned in the previous posts – more often than not you rush to answer the questions and speed comes with incorrect replies. I would rather wait longer for the reply longer but receive a quality answer that is not misleading.

    Cheers.
    P.S. I understand that I cannot choose support personnel, but at this point I will be forced to double-check your answers with my own testing before relaying it to my clients. Not very efficient use of the time to be honest.

    May 25, 2018 at 6:03 am #432075

    Alex Rollin
    Moderator
    Post count: 27815

    You are correct, my apologies/

    When I delete wordpress user – will the listing be automatically deleted?

    No

    (WordPress user deletion prompts to ‘remove all content’ as one of the options. If I choose this – will the listing be removed as well)?

    Yes

    2. We are thinking about cleaning up the users moved from the old installation – if the user shows 0 posts – does this mean he has no listings and it is safe to delete?

    No. The answer is no.

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