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How to Export and Erase Personal Data in WordPress

Summary by WPBeginner
A few years ago, I got my first data deletion request from a user. I’ll admit, I panicked a little. I knew I needed to respect their privacy rights, but I had no idea how to actually remove their data from my WordPress site without breaking anything. That experience led me to discover something helpful: WordPress has built-in tools made for exactly this situation. Once you know where to find them, they make handling data requests surprisingly ea…
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How to Export and Erase Personal Data in WordPress

A few years ago, I got my first data deletion request from a user. I’ll admit, I panicked a little. I knew I needed to respect their privacy rights, but I had no idea how to actually remove their data from my WordPress site without breaking anything. That experience led me to discover something helpful: WordPress has built-in tools made for exactly this situation. Once you know where to find them, they make handling data requests surprisingly ea…

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WPBeginner broke the news in on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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