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  ericrmusing · Member · May 1, 2020 at 2:00 pm

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  Hi. I’ve recently removed a self-hosted site connected via Jetpack. But the site still appears here. Can someone please let me know how to completely delete all data from a disconnected site? Thanks.

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  supernovia · Staff · May 5, 2020 at 11:05 pm

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  Hi there, usually you can remove a site with these tips:

  Jetpack

  If that isn’t working for you, could you send a link to the site you’re having trouble with, and confirm you’d like to remove it?

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  ericrmusing · Member · May 6, 2020 at 9:24 am

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  Thanks. But what I asked was “Can someone please let me know how to completely delete all data from a disconnected site?” In other words, once a site is disconnected, how can I ensure its posts are also removed from wordpress.com?

  A related question. If I remove a post from the self-hosted site (still connected), how do I remove it from wordpress.com?

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  staartmees · Member · May 6, 2020 at 10:04 am

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  The answer is very simple: wordpress.com doesn’t store data from a selfhosted site.

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  ericrmusing · Member · May 6, 2020 at 10:19 am

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  Then why does this still appear here after I removed it from the site?
  https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/94312585/posts/2516428931

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · May 6, 2020 at 10:22 am

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  If you remove content from your self-hosted site it will be also removed from WordPress.com – we do not host your content, it’s just connected via Jetpack.

  If you need help disconnecting the site, let us know it’s URL, we can help with that.

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  ericrmusing · Member · May 6, 2020 at 10:31 am

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  Please look at this link. https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/94312585/posts/2516428931

  It shows a post I removed from my site. Why?

  I am in the midst of revising many posts and I don’t want them appearing in wordpress.com.

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · May 6, 2020 at 11:56 am

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  Oh okay, I didn’t realize you were talking about the Reader.
  When have you removed the post in question?

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  ericrmusing · Member · May 6, 2020 at 12:15 pm

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  Perhaps this is my mistake. I placed the post in draft mode pending revision. It was a while ago (not sure exactly when, sorry). Should I delete it completely?

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · May 6, 2020 at 3:37 pm

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  So, I see what you are saying. Despite the site being unavailable when I click on the post, it is still in the Reader:

  https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/94312585/posts/2516428931

  That is because mindmuser.com was reconnected to WordPress.com via Jetpack on 5/2 and it does not look like the feed has refreshed since you put the post in draft mode. What I can do is clear the feed which should clear that post from the Reader. Please confirm you would like for me to do that and I’ll clear the feed for you.

  Thanks,

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  ericrmusing · Member · May 6, 2020 at 4:22 pm

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  Ah, I see. Yes, please refresh the feed.

  Is there a way I can do this in the future to save you the trouble? It’s possible I will be updating things like publishing dates and some of the content.

  Thanks very much. My apologies if I’ve caused extra work.

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · May 6, 2020 at 4:49 pm

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  No extra work at all. The feed usually refreshes periodically – not sure why it hasn’t yet here. I refreshed the feed and no longer see the post in the Reader from my end. Please let me know if you see the same thing on your end.

  Thanks,

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  ericrmusing · Member · May 6, 2020 at 5:31 pm

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  Looks good now. Thanks very much for your help.

  I’m curious – how often does the feed refresh?

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · May 6, 2020 at 8:52 pm

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  You’re welcome! The feed refreshes immediately once a new post is published, but otherwise at least once daily.