Changing blog default address

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  philoctetesbow · Member · Apr 7, 2017 at 3:55 pm

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  I changed the initial blog title to a new, similar one. But I did not remove the old address permanently when given that option. Now, I don’t want that original address. When someone clicks on a comment I may have made to a different blog, that person is directed to the OLD blog site, which has no content. I want people to be directed automatically to the new one. How do I get rid of the old, original address NOW and only have my username linked to the new address?

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  fstat · Staff · Apr 7, 2017 at 6:09 pm

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  Hi there,

  All you have to do is set your new blog as Primary by following these instructions:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/#primary-blog

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  philoctetesbow · Member · Apr 7, 2017 at 6:23 pm

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  Thank you. This was also helpful in determining how to do that.
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/changing-primary-blog-5?replies=5

  But will this only work for future comments? What about comments I made previously that are linked still to the old blog address?

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  fstat · Staff · Apr 8, 2017 at 6:47 am

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  This will work for past and future comments. Your primary blog is linked with WordPress.com username, so someone clicking on your username will be taken to your primary blog.