closing the website

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  senayat · Member · Nov 16, 2019 at 8:40 pm

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  How can I unpublish the current website?

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

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 16, 2019 at 11:11 pm

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  You have two options:

  1. You can make your site Private: https://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  2. You can delete it: https://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

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  henrikappelquist · Member · Dec 4, 2019 at 11:50 pm

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  I have just discovered that an old website running and I have no longer the login information. How can I close/delete my website?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Dec 4, 2019 at 11:52 pm

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  Only the owner of the site can delete it.

  We have some options for you at https://en.support.wordpress.com/account-recovery/

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  henrikappelquist · Member · Dec 4, 2019 at 11:52 pm

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  Here is the link to the website:
  https://appelquistco.wordpress.com/

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  henrikappelquist · Member · Dec 4, 2019 at 11:53 pm

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  I am the owner of the website but the company closed for years ago.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Dec 4, 2019 at 11:55 pm

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  As we consider this a security matter, we cannot accept hearsay as proof of account ownership.

  The only options available are detailed at https://en.support.wordpress.com/account-recovery/

  Only the owner of the site can delete it.

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  henrikappelquist · Member · Dec 4, 2019 at 11:56 pm

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  I do not have the old mail-server any longer. I might remember the password but a need my old user name?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Dec 5, 2019 at 12:06 am

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  If you don’t have access to the original email address, we have some other options under https://en.support.wordpress.com/account-recovery/#account-recovery-form

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  henrikappelquist · Member · Dec 5, 2019 at 12:10 am

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  This is my old account from an old closed company. I don’t have any information regarding the transaction ID, activation URL or the two-factor code.

  I don’t have access to my old mail-server any longer and the mails cant be restored. What to do?

  Best regard
  Henrik L. Appelquist

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Dec 5, 2019 at 12:24 am

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  Please send an email to passwordhelp (at) wordpress (dot) com explaining the situation, and we’ll see if there’s anything we can do for you.