Deleting old Blog

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  martinjockel · Member · Sep 28, 2022 at 7:48 pm

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  Dear WordPress-Team,

  I’d like to delete an old travel blog of mine, linked above. Unfortunately, I must have used a different account back then, which I can’t access any more. I can’t remember the password and the Email I used then is no longer in service. Therefore, I have no way to technically prove that this is in fact my blog, other than maybe by answering questions about the content and proving it this way.

  As you can see, the blog hasn’t been updated in a number of years. Therefore, would it be possible to delete it?

  Thank you!

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Unknown

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

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  fitzpikaia · Member · Sep 28, 2022 at 8:05 pm

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  Frustrating! But they do have other ways to get around this. There’s a form to fill in here:

  https://wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recovery

  Here’s the full guide on how they can help you regain access to your account:
  https://wordpress.com/support/account-recovery/

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  martinjockel · Member · Sep 28, 2022 at 8:14 pm

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  Thank you! But sadly, I have none of the ways to prove ownership listed there, which is why I had to open the ticket in the first place. Sorry, I should have specified that.

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  fitzpikaia · Member · Sep 28, 2022 at 8:44 pm

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  Ah right. I do think there’s hope though! I’d fill in the form anyway just to see what WordPress.com support can do for you with whatever you have.

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  martinjockel · Member · Sep 29, 2022 at 5:17 am

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  Thanks, but sadly it doesn’t let me send the form without a valid entry in one of these lines, which is why I’m hoping wordpress support sees this.

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  ethanlevy007 · Member · Sep 29, 2022 at 6:00 am

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  Hey, I recommend you to don’t delete your blog, instread redirect it to your other domain for passing your old domain authority.

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  martinjockel · Member · Sep 29, 2022 at 6:13 am

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  Thank you, that sounds good! But how would I do that without access to the old account?

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  cintacks · Member · Sep 29, 2022 at 10:19 am

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  Hi! 👋

  Can you kindly let us know which site you are referring to if not https://martinjockel.wordpress.com? It looks like all content from this site has recently been removed. We can help with account recovery as necessary but will not be able to discuss account details here as this is a public forum. Thanks!

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  martinjockel · Member · Sep 29, 2022 at 1:10 pm

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  Hi,
  of course! I’m sorry, I thought it was visible to staff. I’m refering to this blog:
  https://ajerryinthestates.wordpress.com/

  Please let me know if you’d like to discuss it via Email or some other way.

  Thank you!

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  aleone89 · Staff · Sep 29, 2022 at 1:38 pm

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  Hello there,

  I can’t see that this site is connected to this account.

  Do you have access to multiple accounts on WordPress.com? If yes, you would need to regain access to that account and delete the site as per these instructions: https://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  I hope this helps.

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  cintacks · Member · Sep 29, 2022 at 2:23 pm

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  Hi! 👋

  I’ll follow up with you privately regarding this request. This thread is now closed.