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  kristoffermarkwardt · Member · Feb 17, 2015 at 2:30 pm

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  Hi,

  I would like to delete my site, but it seems I am not allowed to do so due to a domain registration upgrade.

  I moved my site to another host and do not plan to use WordPress for creating my website any longer. Can you help me remove my site, i.e., not just make it private but actually remove it, so it does not show a privacy statement when someone visits?

  Thanks.

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

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  timethief · Member · Feb 17, 2015 at 5:18 pm

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  Staff can and will remove the domain mapping for you. I tagged this thread for Staff assistance. Please subscribe to it so you are notified when they respond. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.

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  pmciano · Member · Feb 17, 2015 at 5:21 pm

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  @kristoffermarkwardt

  I’d be happy to cancel kristoffermarkwardt.com for you.

  Before I proceed, there are a few points I need to cover.

  If we cancel your domain, it can take up to several weeks for our domain registrar to release the domain, and we can’t guarantee that your domain will be available to you again, once canceled.

  If you want to keep using your domain, but you don’t want to use WordPress.com anymore, you don’t have to cancel it. Instead, you can move the domain to another site, using the Domain Administration tool under Store > Domains, at the bottom of the page.

  For more information on using the domain elsewhere, please see:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

  Once you confirm how you’d like to proceed, I will get started processing your transaction, and will forward instructions on how you can delete your site.

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  kristoffermarkwardt · Member · Feb 18, 2015 at 9:33 am

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  @timethief
  Thanks a lot for your help (re)directing my request.

  @pmciano
  Thanks for helping me out with my request. The reason I wish to delete the site is that I moved to a different domain (with a different host). Thus I would like to delete the site – preferable from Google searches as well, but I don’t know if that is possible?

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  raincoaster · Member · Feb 18, 2015 at 10:15 am

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  You have to contact search engines to get it removed from search engines.

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  pmciano · Member · Feb 18, 2015 at 2:28 pm

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  @kristoffermarkwardt

  I’ve canceled your domain, as requested.

  If you want to permanently delete your site, follow the guide below:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/delete-site/

  Please read the warnings and advice before deleting a site, as we can’t revert a site deletion for any reason.

  If you want to hide your site instead, you can use the following guide to make your site private so only you and other members of the site can view it when logged in:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  To remove content from Google, please try utilizing the following resource:

  https://support.google.com/websearch/troubleshooter/3111061?hl=en

  Let us know if you have any more questions :-)

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  kristoffermarkwardt · Member · Feb 18, 2015 at 2:56 pm

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  @pmciano
  Thank you very much!

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  pmciano · Member · Feb 18, 2015 at 6:55 pm

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  @kristoffermarkwardt

  You’re welcome!

  If you have any other questions regarding WordPress.com, please let us know :-)