Cancelling my domain

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    emilypryorjones · Member ·

    Hello. I am needing some help closing my domain and site. I am no longer able to afford the funds to support the site, and need to close the account. I canceled my BlueHost account, but am still receiving emails from wordpress. My site was not yet active, and so I cannot find the way to cancel it as is listed in the examples here. Can anyone help? I cannot afford anymore charges and need to cancel the site.

    WP.com: Yes
    Jetpack: Yes
    Correct account: Yes

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    aisajib · Member ·

    Hi there! 

    It looks like you don’t have any subscriptions with us at WordPress.com. Your site is not hosted on WordPress.com. It’s a self-hosted WordPress.org site hosted by a different hosting company. 

    We do not have access to self-hosted sites, so I cannot see the setup of the backend of your account.

    To clarify:

    • WordPress.com is a managed host platform that offers WordPress in a pre-customized server environment already set up for you to build your site. Hosting with WordPress.com is free, and the server, security, updates, and site optimization are all handled by us. We offer free and paid plans that provide additional features for your site based on your needs (plugins, custom themes, etc). You also have access to professional assistance via Happiness Engineers to address any issues you encounter.
    • WordPress.org is a self-hosted platform, meaning you download the WordPress software and install it on a web server from a host of your choosing. You have to pay the host when you’re self-hosting, and the server, security, updates, and site optimization are all handled by you. This gives you more flexibility and control of your plugins, themes, and code but also more responsibility to ensure those things are operating correctly.

    Our support page dives more into the differences:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    I recommend contacting your site host, Bluehost, as they would be better positioned to assist you since they have access to your account. Also, the open-source forum community is always available and prepared to help users with self-hosted sites: https://wordpress.org/support/forums

    Regards

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