In the event your firm and Skunkworks part ways you should remove Skunkworks' access to your website.

  1. Define a new site owner email address - Once logged in to the back end of your website:
    1. In your site’s sidebar go to Settings > General (or add /wp-admin/options-general.php to the end of your website’s URL.) 
    2. Ensure that a non-skunkworks email address is defined on that screen.

  2. Check the following plugins' settings - These security plugins each have individual settings for notification emails that they send.

    • iThemes Security - Once logged in to the back end of your website:
      1. In your site’s sidebar go to Security > Settings and then click the Configure Settings button found under Notification Center (or simply add /wp-admin/admin.php?page=itsec&module=notification-center) to the end of your website’s URL.)
      2. Use the checkboxes there to define who should recieve security alert emails.
    • Sucuri - Once logged in to the back end of your website:
      1. In your site’s sidebar go to Sucuri Security > Settings and then click the Alerts tab found under the Sucuri logo. (or simply add /wp-admin/admin.php?page=sucuriscan_settings#alerts) to the end of your website’s URL.)
      2. Ensure that a non-skunkworks email address is defined on that screen.
    • Wordfence - Once logged in to the back end of your website:
      1. In your site’s sidebar go to Wordfence > All options
      2. Click the box labelled General Wordfence Options to expand it.
      3. Ensure that a non-skunkworks email address is defined in the field labelled Where to email alerts.

  3. Delete the Skunkworks user - Only a logged in Administrator can remove another Administrator. An Administrator cannot self-delete. Once logged in to the back end of your website:

    1. In your site’s sidebar go to Users
    2. To delete a user, click on the Delete link that appears beneath the user name when hovering your cursor over each row.
    3. If/When prompted, select another user to attribute any of Skunkworks' authored content to.
    4. After making your selection, click the Confirm Deletion button to remove the Wordpress user.