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The short answer: when you delete a user, WordPress asks what to do with what they wrote: delete everything or pass it to another user. If you do not pick the second, their posts and pages disappear. Read the screen before you confirm; this choice cannot be undone without a backup.
The choices
| Option | What happens |
| “Delete all content” | That user’s posts and pages go to the bin and disappear. Only if you are sure you do not want them. |
| “Attribute all content to…” | Usually the right one. The content stays, with another author. Choose who. |
| Change the role instead of deleting | Making the user a “Subscriber” takes away their powers and keeps the history. Often enough. |
| The only administrator | Never delete them without creating another first. You would be left with no way into the dashboard. |
| Comments | The comments they wrote stay on the site, tied to the name and e-mail. |
Step by step
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| If the user had access and should no longer have it, also change the administrator’s password and the others’, if in doubt. Someone leaving a team takes what they knew with them: Changing the administrator password. In a shop, customers are users: do not delete them without knowing the effect on orders. |
| To give someone different powers instead of deleting them, see Which role to give. |
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Deleted a user and lost posts? Open a ticket right away, with the address: there may still be a copy. Open a support ticket |
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