Deleting a site

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  doreenjdesigns · Member · Nov 8, 2014 at 5:43 pm

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  How do I delete a site completely from the system?

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

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  timethief · Member · Nov 8, 2014 at 5:46 pm

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  Hello there,
  To delete a free hosted WordPress.COM blog you must be logged in under the exact same username account that registered a blog to delete the blog. To prevent accidental or inadvertent deletion of blogs, there are multiple warnings given that blog deletion is permanent and irreversible. Lastly, a verification link is sent in an email and must be clicked to delete a blog. If clicking that link does not work then copy and paste it into your upper browser window and click.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/
  Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  Alternatively, to change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  IMPORTANT NOTE: Deleting blog content and deleting blogs does not remove any indexed content from the SERPs (search engine page results). Google and Bing only clear their caches of deleted indexed content that produces a 404 (page not found) every 3 – 6 months.

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  banerjeesouvik83 · Member · Nov 9, 2014 at 9:18 am

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  Hi, I created a site long back, so do not remember the credentials anymore. The site is http://chandrimabanerjee.wordpress.com/, I am not sure with what email ID I created this account. I tried couple of my email accounts but it took me somewhere else.

  Is there a way to know my registered email id for the account?

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  doreenjdesigns · Member · Nov 9, 2014 at 10:46 pm

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  Thanks for this. I believe I am logged in with the credentials I used originally, but I cannot see a way to delete it? Help.

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  doreenjdesigns · Member · Nov 9, 2014 at 10:58 pm

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  Nevermind. Thank you. I figured it out. When you’re in admin, click tools, delete site. Thanks for the help!

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  timethief · Member · Nov 9, 2014 at 11:05 pm

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  @doreenjdesigns
  Thanks for letting us know you worked through this.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 9, 2014 at 11:07 pm

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  @souvikban
  In the future please start a new thread rather than posting off-topic into an existing thread.

  The Admin login link is http://chandrimabanerjee.wordpress.com/wp-admin/ You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account and the exact same associated email address that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard.

  Clicking this link should display all your blogs registered under the same username, including the hidden ones: https://dashboard.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php?page=my-blogs&show=hidden

  If you do not see the blog here http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/ then
  follow this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/#my-blogs-dashboard-visibility

  If you have lost your log-in information you can visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

  If required please complete the form for account recovery at this link https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recovery and submit it to the Account Recovery Staff so they can contact you by email ie. not on these public support forums which are available to everyone with internet access.