Deleting Site Causes Unusable Address
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Hi,
I was just seeing what address names were available but accidentally hit return and now i’v created a blog i don’t need. So if i now delete it via dashboard/settings, the address become unusable? Why is this? I just want to release the address back to public use.
Thanks,
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The policy of not recycling deleted addresses is to avoid potential impersonation of people after they delete their blogs: http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/
If you don’t plan on using that address and want to release it for re-use, I’d suggest publishing a post stating that the address is available for transfer (make sure you’ve set the blog as public) and anyone interested should contact you via a comment. Make sure you enable comments and comment moderation so you’ll get an email if anyone responds and then you can transfer the address to them.
Instructions on enabling comment moderation: http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#e-mail-me-whenever
Instructions on transferring blog ownership: http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-wordpress-com-user-or-account
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