There is no way to delete a username from Edublogs because deleting usernames can cause problems to our system. If you no longer wish to use Edublogs, simply leave your username account inactive. There are no security risks associated with this policy and your information isn’t visible anywhere on Edublogs.

Changing your Display Name

If your reasons for deleting your username is because you want to change the name displayed on posts or comment you write your better option is to just change your display name.

Here’s how you do it:

  1. Add your first name, last name or change your Nickname (by default your nickname is always your username unless you change it). Note: Students please follow your teacher’s guidelines regarding what personal information you can use online. Image of new name
  2. Click Update Profile Image of update profile
  3. Click on the drop down arrow to select your preferred publicly displayed name Image of changing display name
  4. Click Update Profile againImage of update profile
  5. Now every post or comment you write on Edublogs.org (or the Edublogs Campus site) will display that name.

Changing your Username

You can’t create several usernames with the same email address because the system resets password based on email address. But you can trick it using the gmail+ method.

Alternatively, if you aren’t using gmail, and are trying to delete your username so that you can create a new one with your e-mail address, please follow these steps:

  1. Log into your current account (the one you were trying to delete).
  2. Go to Users > Your Profile and change your e-mail address as described below. This will free up your primary e-mail for use. Image of your profile menu
  3. Scroll to near the bottom of the page to the Contact Info area
  4. Type your new email address and click Update Profile when you are done. Image of new email

  5. An email will be sent to the new email address asking you to click on the link to confirm change of email address — your email adresss won’t be updated until you click on this link. This email should arrive within 30 minutes. Make sure you check your spam folder just in case it is marked as spam. Image of changing email
  6. Once the new address has been verified, log out of the account.
  7. Go to http://edublogs.org/wp-signup.php (or your Edublogs Campus site) and attempt to register a new account with your e-mail address.

Please note: Spam filters, especially strict ones for institutional email addresses, block the emails from your blog. If you don’t receive this email you may need to use an alternative addresss.