Blog Url recovery

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    dscogings · Member ·

    My blog has been deleted by a hacker/anonymous person twice. I’m attempting to start another but when I type in my original url names it appears as though the “site already exists.” How can the url still exist if the blog has supposedly been deleted?

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

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    reillywarren · Member ·

    Hi dscogings,

    I’m sorry but there is no way to recover the URL you deleted because there is no recycling of deleted blog URLs here at WordPress.com.

    Here is the official line on it:
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/
    and
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

    Prior warning of this is given to prevent accidental deletions by insuring everyone who deletes a blog has been warned that what they are doing is irreversible.

    This is very unfortunate for your a situation where someone other than you deletes a blog. Although they would have to have access to your registered e-mail account in order to do this. As to delete permanently you must follow a link in an e-mail confirmation.

    You can register another blog with a similar name. http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/

    Or you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade and it will not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/

    I hope this is of help. Good luck blogging.

    Warren.

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    auxclass · Member ·

    The only “hacked” sites I have seen here have been people getting the password somehow to a site so you do want to be careful how you log in and use a tough password.

    You should also check to make sure that someone has not added a new user to your site. Problems have also happened when there was more than one Admin. and an Admin left on less than graceful terms.

    Dashboard >> Users

    Many times a users email is hacked or the password guessed and the email account is used to get access by requesting a password reset – you need to change your email password and make sure they nobody has been added to your email account.

    You should also run a virus check on you PC to make sure your PC does not have a security issue that has compromised your email or WordPress.COM log-in information (also your bank etc. if you do online banking or retirement accounts)

    There have also been a few Posts on “hacked” sites and it was because someone got the Post by Email address and using the Post by Email to send in new Posts, if you have Post by email disable the Post by Email and regenerate the address. Spammers have scripts the generate email addresses and they sometimes can get a valid address for a Post by Email address.

    If you are really concerned you could as the staff to look at your site: http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

    You could also use a secure log-in in case you are on an unsecured link: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

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