Consolidation
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I have two emails (email 1 and email 2) and two blogs (blog 1 and blog 2.) I have a website with email 2, but am going to stop using email 2 and don’t want anything attached to it anymore (even log in info.) So I went to delete blog 2 so I could restart it with email 1, but I am having a lot of difficulty with this. Please help!
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hi @lizzairvine, instead of deleting this other blog, what about transferring it to the account you want to keep?
Here’s how:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/transferring-a-site-to-another-wordpress-com-account/ -
Thanks for your help. That’s a great idea. Unfortunately, I already deleted it because I didn’t realize it would be challenging. It said that the domain would expire on Oct 14. So maybe I should just wait until then, and then start it over (it didn’t have any content yet so I didn’t lose that, I just wanted the url so I had paid to have the url without the .wordpress. part through Oct.) Will the url/domain be available at that point?
Also, I would love to change my username that is attached to email 1 to the username that I use with email 2 (@lizzairvine) even after I get rid of everything with email 2. I tried and it said that @lizzairvine is already being used – which it is – by me. Is there a way to transfer usernames?
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Will the url/domain be available at that point?
Hmm, when you delete, you should see a warning telling you you won’t be able to get the URL back again. If you let a domain expire, it can be difficult to get it back. Can you send a link so we can check to see what’s happened and what your options are now?
Is there a way to transfer usernames?
Yes, that you can do fairly easily. You’ll need an extra email address. In fact, you might try using an email alias instead. If you have a gmail address, this will work:
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/12096?hl=enHere’s how to do something similar for Yahoo:
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Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.
Yes, I did see that warning. However, I don’t want that url back with that username. I didn’t suppose that it would strike the url from ever being used. What I want to do is use that url with a different username, like I’m a totally different person trying to open up that website. My email 1 has not been attached to it, so I didn’t suppose that would be a problem. Do you think it will be?
What is the extra email address for? I am trying to consolidate the email addresses I have (which is why I am getting rid of everything attached to email 2).
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Do you think it will be?
So the assumption was it wouldn’t ever be available for you again but anyone else could go ahead and use it? Actually when you deactivate a URL, we prevent anyone from using it for few years, possibly indefinitely.
Please send the address to the site so I can take a look at your options. Thanks!
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Okay, cool. That’s a custom domain, and it’s freshly cancelled. We’ll contact the registrar to see if we can get it back for you. Talk to you soon.
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Supernovia, I just got an email from Jeff saying it was all fixed. You are my hero! Thank you for your help! Now I am going to try your suggestion to switch it over to my other wordpress account with the link you gave me:
Here’s how: https://en.support.wordpress.com/transferring-a-site-to-another-wordpress-com-account/Thanks! :D
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Perfect! Thanks @lizzairvine . I’d recommend setting up an email alias, too, just in case.If you need help with that or with the transfer to the other account, let me know. Cheers!
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