How to delete your WordPress site

Deleting a website is an irreversible action, but if your site has been hacked or moved to another platform, you might want to delete the whole website to avoid any dysfunctional website that could spoil the brand reputation. This article shows you how to delete a WordPress site using S.

Backup WordPress Using Softaculous

To backup your WordPress on A2Hosting using Softaculous, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   Tip:If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
2. Click WordPress on the SOFTACULOUS APPS INSTALLER section of the cPanel home screen, then click on the All Installations icon to view the list of installed applications:

   

3. List of installed application:
   

   

4. Click on the Backup icon to backup the WordPress site:
   

   

5. Choose the Local Folder for the dropdown list for Backup Location:
   

   

6. Click Backup Installation: 
   

   

7. Wait for the backup to complete:
   

   

8.  To view the backup file,navigate to the FILE section on cPanel. Next click on File Manager:
   

   

9. Click on the softaculous _backups folder in the File Manager to view the compressed WordPress Backup file :
   

   

   

Deleting WordPress Using Softaculous

To delete your WordPress on A2Hosting using Softaculous, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel again if you have logged out the previous session.
   Tip:If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
2. Click WordPress on the SOFTACULOUS APPS INSTALLER section of the cPanel home screen, then click on the All Installations icon to view the list of installed applications:

   

3. Click on the remove icon from the icon list next to the WordPress:
   

   

4. There are three options on the page:
   

   

5. To remove your site's files, select the Remove Directory check box.
6. To remove your site's database and user, select the Remove Database and Remove Database User check boxes.
7. Click on Remove Installation to remove WordPress installation: