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# Deleting your WordPress site

> Discover how to back up and delete your WordPress site on hosting.com using Softaculous.

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 your brand's reputation. This article shows you how to delete a [WordPress](https://hosting.com/hosting/platforms/wordpress-hosting/managed-wordpress-hosting/) site using Softaculous.

## Back up WordPress using Softaculous

<Warning>
  **Important**

  It's always recommended to backup your WordPress site before deleting it, so you can restore it later if necessary.
</Warning>

To backup your WordPress site using Softaculous, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Softaculous Apps Installer** section, click **Softaculous Apps Installer** (or any of the icons under **Scripts** or **Categories**).

3. Click the **All Installations** icon to view the list of installed applications:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-10.png)

4. The list of installed applications appears:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-7.png)

5. Click the **Backup** icon to back up the WordPress site:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-3.png)

6. Choose the **Local Folder** for the dropdown list for **Backup Location**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-9.png)

7. Click Backup Installation:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-11.png)

8. Wait for the backup to complete:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-4.png)

9. On the **Tools** page, in the **Files** section, click **File Manager**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-file-manager-icon.png)

10. Click on the **softaculous\_backups** folder in the **File Manager** to view the compressed WordPress Backup file:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-8.png)![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-6.png)

## Deleting WordPress using Softaculous

To delete your WordPress site using Softaculous, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Softaculous Apps Installer** section, click **Softaculous Apps Installer** (or any of the icons under **Scripts** or **Categories**).

3. Click the **All Installations** icon to view the list of installed applications:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-10.png)

4. Click on the **remove** icon from the icon list next to the WordPress:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-5.png)

5. There are three options on the page:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-wp-wordpressdelete-1.png)

6. To remove your site's files, select the **Remove Directory** check box.

7. To remove your site's database and user, select the **Remove Database** and **Remove Database User** check boxes.

8. Click on **Remove Installation** to remove WordPress installation:

## Related articles

* [Changing the WordPress theme manually](/docs/changing-the-wordpress-theme-manually)

* [Clearing the cache in WordPress](/docs/clearing-the-cache-in-wordpress)

* [Clone content in WordPress](/docs/clone-content-in-wordpress)