Deleting the Site

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    topagileposts · Member ·

    Hi,
    When I try to delete the site, I receive the following message:
    Warning! You cannot delete a site if it has a domain registration upgrade because you need access to the site in order to get to the domain manager.

    If you do not want to use your site any more please make it private. Other users won’t be able to visit the site but you can still access the Dashboard so you can get to the domain manager.

    My domain is expiring in September….Is there any way I can delete the site before that ? may be today ?

    Thanks,
    Admin

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

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    sjfkjsdckawnrflskajfisjldkfn · Member ·

    I have the same issue and would also like to be able to delete my site sooner than September. (Actually, I would like to close my wordpress account, but for unfathomable reasons you do not allow this).

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    timethief · Member ·

    @topagileposts
    Do you wish to use the domain URL elsewhere?

    I tagged this thread for Staff assistance. Please subscribe to it so you are notified when they respond. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.

    WordPress.com provides a 30-day refund on all upgrades except Domain Registrations, Domain Renewals, and Guided Transfers. The refund period for Domain Registrations and Renewals is 48 hours.

    Note: It takes from 1 – 2 weeks for the refund to be received.

    Provided you are logged in under the same username account that purchased the upgrade, and you are within the allowed time frame for refunds, you can cancel and request a refund from your dashboard > Store > My Upgrades. You can also disable auto-renew there. http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/#canceling-upgrades

    See here:
    Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/
    as well as
    Dashboard > Store > Billing History

    View Your Billing History

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    timethief · Member ·

    @4pocrypha
    What is the URL of he exact site you are referring to? Is this it?
    https://4pocrypha.wordpress.com/

    To delete a WordPress.COM hosted blog you must be logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog to navigate to Dashboard > Tools > Delete Site.

    The guide is here 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

    Registering an account here required
    (1) your consent to the Terms of Service http://wordpress.com/tos/ and all policies made under it found in the support docs like this one http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/,
    and
    (2) an email address.

    Any personal information you posted anywhere was posted voluntarily. Both the email address and personal information can be removed or replaced at any time.

    Here’s how to deactivate your account:
    Although username accounts are not deleted, so you cannot be impersonated and have your reputation affected by anyone registering the same username in the future, there are steps you can take that amount to removing all personal information and result in leaving only a throwaway email address behind. http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/

    1. You can go to My Account->Edit Profile and remove all data except the account name and an email address. Create a throwaway email address and change the account email to that throwaway address. This only leaves the username behind.

    2. To unsubscribe from email sent to you from WordPress.com, go here and click on “Block all subscription emails from WordPress.com”:
    https://wordpress.com/settings/notifications/

    3. To ensure the account is locked up tightly, visit this site, generate a password of 15-20 characters, and change the account password to it:
    http://www.thebitmill.com/tools/password.html

    4. To hide your Gravatar profile, login and on the bottom right hand corner of your Gravatar profile page you will find a “hide” button visible only to you that you can click. http://en.gravatar.com/support/profile-privacy/

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    rachelmcr · Member ·

    Hi topagileposts, I see Josh started helping you in this forum thread:

    https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/delete-the-domain-2

    You can reply there and Josh will continue helping with this. :)

    @4pocrypha — To avoid confusion, please contact us directly about this and we can help you out. That way we won’t get your request (and your site and domain) mixed up with the original poster’s request for help. Thanks!

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