Users keep registering on my website as administrators

You should go to settings > general. Probably there you have “New user default role” set up as an administrator. Otherwise, you have a plugin that overrides that functionality.

My settings do not allow anyone to register as user, and certainly not as administrator. Has anyone an idea how to handle this problem?

That’s not good. Have you checked that your site may be compromised? Can you share the URL to your site?

Hey guys, thanks a lot for trying to help me!

@ditikos: No, my settings say that A) it is NOT allowed for users to register on my website, and B) the default role is “author”.

@jan: How do I find out if the site is compromised? I am really an amateur in these things. This is the URL: https://www.mareike-enghusen.de/

Perhaps you should post tha list of the plugins you have on your installation at first.

Here you go:

2 Click Social Media Buttons
Akismet
Contact Form 7
Generate Backgrounds
Generate Copyright
Generate Disable Elements
Generate Hooks
Generate Import Export
Generate Page Header
Generate Secondary Navigation
Generate Spacing
Generate Typography
Page Builder by SiteOrigin
WP Multibyte Patch (no idea where that comes from)

Another question: is there any way to delete this thread? Otherwise it keeps showing up on Google.

@milonguera: the moderators don’t delete posts or threads in these forums; they are here for troubleshooting and information for all users.

You need to determine if your site has been hacked. Carefully follow FAQ My site was hacked – WordPress Codex.

Then take a look at the recommended security measures in Hardening WordPress – WordPress Codex and Brute Force Attacks – WordPress Codex

If you can’t do the work yourself, consider looking for a reputable person on https://jobs.wordpress.net/ or https://directory.codepoet.com or https://upwork.com

(FYI, it’s not a good idea to respond to work offers from random forum users who have read about your issues.)

Thanks for the answers! Would it be possible just to delete the link to my website from my post? So that it doesn’t show up on Google everytime someone googles my name?

When a post is made and people contribute answers to an issue, that then becomes part of the community resource for others to benefit from. Deleting posts removes this added value. Forum topics will only be edited or deleted if they represent a valid legal, security, or safety concern. Having a posted site url come up in Google in NOT a serious consequence.

I am not asking for this post to be deleted. I am just asking for my website address to be removed. I have changed my website completely since I wrote the initial post, so it won’t be of any help anyway.

I am not asking for this post to be deleted. I am just asking for my website address to be removed.

I’m sorry but that is only done in extreme cases.

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Forum_Welcome#Deleting_.2F_Editing_Posts

So that it doesn’t show up on Google everytime someone googles my name?

Search engine hits are never extreme and your post will not be edited.

Wow. Doesn’t that seem a bit out of proportion? The additional value of my website link for this post is zero. For me, the fact that it will be forever on Google makes a substantial difference. This is my business website, and I find it problematic that everyone who googles me will read that I have security issues with the website.