Delete one blog and use domain name for another
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Hello,
I have mistakenly created two blogs. One has all the content and followers but also a wrong domain name – cleancutpatterns785828253.wordpress.com. The other has the domain name I actually want to use – cleancutpatterns.wordpress.com. Is there a way to change my active blog’s domain name to be cleancutpatterns.wordpress.com? I have looked at deleting cleancutpatterns.wordpress.com to free up the domain but I see that it gets deleted together with all the content.
Thanks in advance,
Anastasia -
Hi –
Please do not delete the site. That won’t help.
To be clear, you want to use the name of
cleancutpatterns.wordpress.comon the site that already exists atcleancutpatterns785828253.wordpress.com? -
Hello Liz,
Thank you for getting back to me.
I confirm, I want to use cleancutpatterns.wordpress.com on cleancutpatterns785828253.wordpress.com.
I created a second blog (cleancutpatterns785828253.wordpress.com) accidentally and started posting there without realising it.
Anastasia
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I have tried exporting and importing into the blog with the correct name but the post comments have not transferred and am not sure about followers.
I would really prefer to keep the active blog and change its name.
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It is not possible to change the name of your blog to an existing blog name.
Your comments should export:
https://wordpress.com/support/export/#export-your-content-to-another-blog-or-platform
Also, I can migrate the followers for you. Just let me know.
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OK, that sounds good. Just one more question, what happens to Google indexing once the blog is moved? Thanks
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Google will take a few weeks to re-index your content at the new address, but once that process is complete your site should go back to the same search ranking that it was at before.
Let us know when you’re done moving your content, so we can move the followers for you as well.
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FIrst of all, thanks for your support!
I have exported and imported the content. Could you move my followers now?
Also, is it possible to set up redirecting from the old blog to the new one? If yes, could you link to an article which explains this procedure.
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Okay, I’ve moved your subscribers to cleancutpatterns.wordpress.com
To redirect traffic from the other address you can add our site redirect upgrade:
I also recommend that you set the other site to private, as people would still be able to follow it from the Reader or their notifications, even if you’re redirecting it. You can do that at My Site ->Manage ->Settings.
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Thanks a lot for your help! Everything seems to be transferred perfectly including followers. You’ve been very helpful. Best regards, Anastasia
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