How Do I Delete a WordPress Site?

If you need to remove a site you’re no longer using, or need to start over with a site you’re developing, you can delete your site from within your MyKinsta dashboard.

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Delete a WordPress Site / Install

Step 1

Click on Sites in the left bar, where you’ll find a list of your installs/sites. Click on the site you want to delete, scroll down, and click on the Delete Site button.

Delete site in MyKinsta.

Step 2

You’ll get a pop-up asking you to confirm the deletion of your site.

You have to accept the following prompts:

• The files and database for your site will be deleted.
• The files and database in the staging environment for your site will also be deleted.

Then enter your site’s name followed by a dash and the word “live” (SITENAME-live) in the field and then click the Delete Site button.

Delete WordPress site confirmation.

Once the deletion of the site is complete, you’ll have an open spot in your plan for a new site.