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Removing a site

Deleting a Site also deletes every environment (PRD, DEV, STG) within it. Be sure you have any backups or copies created before deleting a Site. There are two ways in which a Site can be deleted.

Only “Owner” level User Portal users can delete Sites.

NOTE: Environment names cannot be reused, even when the original environment has been deleted (i.e. environmentname.wpengine.com).

Quick Action Delete

  1. Locate the Site you wish to delete on the Sites page
  2. To the right of the Site name, click the 3 dot menu icon: ...
  3. Select Delete site
  4. You will be asked to confirm deletion by typing the site name.

Overview Delete

  1. Log in to the User Portal
  2. Click on the Site name listed on the Sites page
  3. Locate the Site name in the top menu
  4. Click the quick actions 3 dot ... menu icon
  5. Select Delete Site
  6. Confirm deletion by typing the name of the Site

Source: https://wpengine.com/support/environments/#Delete_Site