Wiki source code of Delete Inactive Users

Last modified by Vincent Massol on 2026/08/14 18:41

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1 An account that registered and never contributed anything is often a spam account waiting to be used, and the "Clean Inactive Users" screen lists those accounts and deletes them as a background job; which accounts qualify is decided by [[Inactive User Criteria>>doc:documentation.extensions.admin.antispam.delete-inactive-users.criteria.WebHome]].
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3 1. Open the [[AntiSpam application home page>>doc:documentation.extensions.admin.antispam.open-application.WebHome]].
4 1. Click "Find Inactive Users".(((
5 {{image reference="find-inactive-users.png" size="extra" alt="The AntiSpam home page with the Find Inactive Users button next to Search and Show Activity Stream"/}}
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7 1. Review the listed accounts.(((
8 {{image reference="inactive-users-list.png" size="extra" alt="The Clean Inactive Users screen listing five inactive accounts above the Delete Inactive Users button"/}}
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10 1. Click "Delete Inactive Users".
11 1. A progress bar reports the job as it removes each account, and reappears if you leave the screen and come back to it:(((
12 {{image reference="inactive-users-job.png" size="extra" alt="The Clean Inactive Users screen showing the message Cleaning inactive users and a progress bar"/}}
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