Deleting of a domain

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  enyxfx · Member · Feb 23, 2017 at 10:37 am

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  I wanted to delete a blog named ‘thedovebella.wordpress.com’ because i’ve set up a proper one with another account and I want to use this name domain for that account. Will this name be gone forever after deleting from this account? I really wish to use this name for the other account

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  micawbr · Member · Feb 23, 2017 at 11:38 am

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  Do not delete the domain. It’s good that you asked first. You wouldn’t be able to get it back for at least two years, if that.

  Follow the steps outlined in this guide to transfer the domain from one account to the other: https://en.support.wordpress.com/transferring-a-site-to-another-wordpress-com-account/

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Feb 23, 2017 at 4:58 pm

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  You wouldn’t be able to get it back for at least two years, if that.

  .wordpress.com site addresses are not available (ever) once deleted. Do not delete a site unless you are 100% certain that you do not have plans to use it again in the future.

  You can transfer ownership of the site with micawbr’s link.

  Please reply with further questions.

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  micawbr · Member · Feb 24, 2017 at 11:39 am

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  staff-zinnia, thank you for the clarification. Please have this support doc updated. It currently says:

  Sites already deleted by their authors two or more years ago may become available again

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Feb 24, 2017 at 3:46 pm

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  To clarify, there is a list of criteria that must be met in order for this rare exception to be made.