Can’t reuse the sub-domain name I owned before

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  randevouswithstraton · Member · Aug 2, 2026 at 3:18 pm

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  Hello. Back in 2013 I owned a free WordPress personal page on the freeknik.wordpress.com domain. Later, around 2015, I deleted it, but I would like to use that username/doman name again. Is it possible to do?

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  staartmees · Member · Aug 2, 2026 at 4:50 pm

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  Deleted wordpress.com subdomains are never recycled, so you can’t reuse that subdomain

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  melvend5 · Staff · Aug 3, 2026 at 3:47 am

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  Hi @randevouswithstraton,

  I understand that you would like to reuse the WordPress.com address associated with a site you deleted in 2015. Unfortunately, once a WordPress.com site has been permanently deleted, its original .wordpress.com address cannot be reused or registered again, even by the person who previously owned the site.

  You will need to create a new site using a variation of the original address, such as adding another word, a hyphen, or a number. Alternatively, you could register a custom domain that closely matches the address you previously used.

  I understand this may not be the outcome you were hoping for, but please let us know if you would like help choosing a new site address.