Delete account

[nicosomb]

In his dashboard (see #1638), a user can delete its account.

@j0k3r @tcitworld do we need to send a confirmation email here?

[j0k3r]

I don't think so.
We can do like Github did when you want to delete a repo, just ask at least twice to the user that (s)he is going to remove its account and it can not be undo.

[nicosomb]

Good idea 👍

[zertrin]

A typical solution to that is to ask the user to type a string like yes_delete or <username> as a confirmation. This can't be easily done by mistake and force the user to really read the information given on the warning.

For example GitLab has it when deleting a project and it looks like this:

Something similar but with the username could be done for Wallabag.

[j0k3r]

@zertrin yeah it almost the same as Github:

[zertrin]

Oh ok, I didn't try that in GitHub yet, so didn't know they are so close from each other. Sorry for the noise then.

[nicosomb]

FYI, @delyriand is working on this feature (it's just to say to other contributors that it's not necessary to work on this feature)

[nicosomb]

@delyriand need some help to finish this feature?

[tcitworld]

@delyriand @nicosomb Any news on this ?

[nicosomb]

FYI, I think this feature is no more WIP.

[j0k3r]

One user can't deleted its own account.

[nicosomb]

So we can close this issue?

[j0k3r]

Nope.
An administrator can delete a user account.
But need to implement the account deletion on the user side.

[nicosomb]

I read "one use can deleted ...". 💤

[v1kn]

@j0k3r
I'd like to ask why this issue was closed? I want to be able to have my wallabag account completely deleted, yet I cannot do it, because:

You are the only user, you cannot delete your own account

Who can delete my account then? I use framabag

[j0k3r]

Framabag isn't running wallabag 2, but wallabag 1.
poke @tcitworld

[v1kn]

@j0k3r thank you

@tcitworld
I'd like to be able to have my wallabag account in framabag completely deleted, yet I cannot do it, because:

You are the only user, you cannot delete your own account

Can You point me in the right direction?

[nicosomb]

@v1kn you need to contact Framasoft support https://contact.framasoft.org/

[v1kn]

Thank You I will try