[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64282: Erase personal data does not remove biographical info

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Thu Nov 20 14:14:56 UTC 2025


#64282: Erase personal data does not remove biographical info
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 Reporter:  wpandlpuser   |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Privacy       |    Version:  6.8.3
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 Dear WordPress team,

 I am unsure whether this is a bug or a design-related gap.

 When I use the **WP dashboard/Tools/Erase personal data** function, the
 Biographical information field is not deleted. It seems to be the standard
 behavior for any WP site.

 Shouldn’t this be considered as personal data? A user could enter here
 his/her name, unique identifier, etc. As the field name suggests, the user
 might populate it with personal information.

 I am looking forward to your feedback.

 Thanks!

 Steps to reproduce:
 1. Clean WP install
 2. New user registration
 3. User populates biographical information
 4. Administrator runs WP dashboard/Tools/Erase personal data
 5. Administrator runs WP dashboard/Tools/Export personal data and sees the
 biographical information still in the system

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64282>
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