Cancel private registration of a domain instantly
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Hello,
I was using wordpress.com to build my website but I decided to switch to an other webhost, nevertheless I want to keep my domain name currently registered at wordpress. I followed the steps according to this tutorial https://en.support.wordpress.com/manage-purchases/
in addition to what I also canceled my subsciption to wordpress.com and erased my website. The problem is that I have to wait 30 days until the website is finally deleted and it seems that the domain name is linked to it as it is still private and I can’t use it on an other webhost. So my question is :
Did I make a mistake during the process ?
Is there a way to instantly get my website deleted and the domain name released ?
Thanks in advance.The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hi there, that domain is under the akamonedydy username. That username/account is not showing as deleted, but the blog was. Can you log out and then log back in under that username and post here and we can help you with this.
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Hi there, I have un-deleted your blog and restored the domain to your account. If you click the following link it will take you to the page where you can then edit the domain settings. The blog is set to Private, so it is not visible to anyone.
https://akamonedydy.wordpress.com/wp-admin/paid-upgrades.php?page=domains
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Thank you but it seems like i’am not admin of the blog anymore, i can’t access it. Did i miss something ?
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Hmmm, log out, clear your browser cache and cookies, log back in and try again. Not sure what is going on, but I think it may be fixed.
Let us know.
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Alright I can access the blog, but when I get to the domain settings page and I select the one I want to cancel, I have no option to do it. I can only choose to use it as the main domain of the blog and get to the payment settings, I can’t transfer the domain to an other rigstar either.
Is it normal ?
And I was wondering, if I finally manage to cancel private registration of the domain, will I be able to use it somewhere else ? Will it be free, buyable, as before I bought it here ?Thank you.
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Hi akamonedydy,
I can’t transfer the domain to an other rigstar either.
You should see the option to transfer akamonedydy.com from the Domains page. Click akamonedydy.com, then “Transfer Domain” and follow these steps:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/move-domain/transfer-domain-registration/
And I was wondering, if I finally manage to cancel private registration of the domain, will I be able to use it somewhere else ?
Private registration hides the contact information you entered when registering the domain and removing that won’t release the domain for use elsewhere. Cancelling akamonedydy.com means you would give up ownership so it’s not something we recommend doing if you want to use it elsewhere. Transferring the domain away from WordPress.com or pointing it to another site is a safer option.
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Thank you very much for your help ! I’ll transfer my domain once i’ll get my website ready, cancelling it was not a good idea indeed.
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