Changing blog address/name

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  ronmcnerneyphotography · Member · Jun 6, 2019 at 1:57 am

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  My current blog is macstravelogue.wordpress.com I would like to change this to a new name. Is this possible? If not, can I completely delete the existing blog and start all over with a new blog?

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

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  stwnigel · Member · Jun 6, 2019 at 5:39 am

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  Hi ,

  It is possible to change address but once changed, the old address will no longer work.

  Follow this guide to change your site address: https://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-site-address/

  Hope this helps,
  Nigel

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Jun 6, 2019 at 7:01 pm

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  Another option here is to just hide the original site in case you want to go back to it at some point in the future. That’s just a basic privacy https://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  Then, you can go ahead and click on My Sites – Domains – Add to register an additional free site address from us. Write back if you need more help.

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Jun 6, 2019 at 7:01 pm

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  stwnigel – Thanks for helping us out in the forums.

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  justjennifer · Member · Jun 7, 2019 at 4:41 am

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  Hi there – Hope you don’t mind me adding something here for anyone else who might look in on this thread.

  If you have had a long-standing website here on WordPressdotcom and then change your site address following the above guide, unless you purchase the site redirect upgrade no one clicking on a link from a prior blog post notification or from existing search engine results or other sites that have linked to you will be redirected to your new site. Since the site redirect is a Permanent redirect, at least as far as search engines are concerned, after a year it may not be necessary to renew that upgrade.

  Also, if you’ve already gone ahead and deleted your original site but would like to purchase the site redirect, it may be possible to recover the original site address during the first 30 days after deletion. After that time, it is not possible to do so.

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  justjennifer · Member · Jun 7, 2019 at 4:43 am

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  @stwnigel Welcome to volunteering in the community forums for sites hosted on WordPressdotcom. In case you haven’t seen it, Staff have written up a brilliant guide with lots of tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your experience helping WordPressdotcom users. You can find it here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/wordpress-com-volunteers/

  Cheers!

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  stwnigel · Member · Jun 10, 2019 at 10:42 am

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  @justjennifer Thanks for the link. I have it bookmarked.