Blog Administration Transfer

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  urbanvlc · Member · May 2, 2013 at 8:26 pm

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  Hi,

  there is a blog that was started for my organization, and the admin info was not set up under a staff member, but under an intern. I need that log in info, can I get help in retrieving it and changing the administrator for the blog???

  Thanks!!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  urbanvlc · Member · May 2, 2013 at 8:27 pm

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  PS: the blog is not the one that is listed under my name. It’s another one.

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  timethief · Member · May 2, 2013 at 8:31 pm

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  To be crystal clear on this blog are not owned by companies, projects, organizations, etc. The blog is owned by the person who registered a username account and then registered the blog under that username account. Admin information is private and Staff will not provide it to you.

  You must contact the owner of the blog and request they transfer it. They must add another username account to the blog you wish to transfer to that account and make the username account an Admin of the blog
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/

  Then they can use this process to transfer the blog > http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-user-or-account

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  urbanvlc · Member · May 2, 2013 at 8:36 pm

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  timethief, thanks, that is helpful.

  though, would WP contact the owner and ask them to contact me? I understand that they wouldn’t relinquish information, as that could make them liable for a confidentiality breach, but my problem is that I don’t know WHO of our many past interns set up the webpage promoting our org.

  thanks!!

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  timethief · Member · May 2, 2013 at 8:38 pm

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  I’m sorry but Staff will not do that. The responsibility lies with you to determine who the blog owner is and contacting them directly yourself.

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  auxclass · Member · May 2, 2013 at 8:40 pm

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  Leave a comment on the blog – maybe they have comments set to Moderate and will get an email (if it is still active)

  Look at when the blog was created (first or early Posts) – ask HR or payroll which interns worked for you around that time

  Call all your interns for the past many years

  Send an email to everyone in the company (or the office) and ask them if they remember who did what

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  urbanvlc · Member · May 2, 2013 at 8:51 pm

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  helpful, thank you both!

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  timethief · Member · May 2, 2013 at 8:58 pm

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  @auxclass
  Great ideas! Why didn’t I think of them?

  @urbanvic
  You’re welcome and best wishes with this.

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  auxclass · Member · May 2, 2013 at 8:58 pm

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  You be welcome & good luck

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  auxclass · Member · May 2, 2013 at 9:01 pm

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  Been there done that a few times in a past life trying to find information for equipment – you will be surprised where some info was found