deleting my site
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I opened this site over 10 years ago and haven’t used it since. I want to access it and delete it, but the login information I have doesn’t seem to work. I’ve tried the account rcovery page (I have a paypal transaction ID to prove im the owner of the site) but after filling out the form, I just get a message that I just need to reset my password – which is not the case. Please help
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I’m not seeing any WordPress.com sites associated with the user account you are posting from.
What is the URL of the site you are trying to delete? We’ll be happy to take a look and see if we can help.
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Howdy,
The issue is that the WordPress.com user account you are posting from is not the owner or admin of the site you are trying to access. This typically happens when you’ve ended up with a second WordPress.com user account and that second account is the one that owns the site. You’ll need to log into THAT user account in order to make any changes.
If you do not have access to that second account, here are a few options:
Account recovery overview – https://wordpress.com/support/account-recovery/
Lost password tool – https://wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword
Account recovery form – https://wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recoveryLet us know if anything is unclear or you have any further questions.
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Hi again and thank you for your speedy replies :)
I think that at some point 10 years ago I gave admin rights to someone else and then locked myself out. The problem is that I have no idea what the second account may be (I’ll have to start digging back in old emails)
I submitted a form in the Account Recovery page – let’s hope someone can get me back in!
If all else fails, any idea how I can ask WordPress to delete it for me? -
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