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  riyaaphotography7 · Member · Apr 17, 2023 at 10:18 pm

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  Hi, I changed my domain from ‘riyaaphotography’ to ‘riyaaphotographyportfolio’ less than 30 days ago, and wanted to change it back to ‘riyaaphotography’. Is this possible?

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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  dragstor · Member · Apr 18, 2023 at 10:48 am

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  Hello! 👋🏼

  Unfortunately, it’s not possible to reuse the old site URLs.

  To learn more about this, please refer to this guide:

  

  Change a Site Address

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  Your WordPress.com site address is what people use to access your site. An example of a WordPress.com site address is example.wordpress.com. This guide explains how you can change the example part of the address to something else. Change Your WordPress.com Site AddressUse a WordPress.com Site Address You Already OwnReuse Other WordPress.com Site AddressesA Note on .wpcomstaging.com Addresses

  However, with a paid plan upgrade, you can use a custom domain with your site.

  To clarify, if your free WordPress.com URL is example.wordpress.com, you would be able to use example.com instead (assuming it’s available to register).

  🎁 Did you know that you’re entitled to a free domain for the first year of your plan subscription?

  You can upgrade your site to any WordPress.com plan, and claim your domain.

  💡 I noticed that riyaa.photography domain is available for registration, so if you’d like to get it, I suggest upgrading to any plan and claiming your free for the first year domain. Of course, you can register any other available domain of your choice (e.g., riyaaphotography.com, etc.)

  If you don’t need any specific plan features, I recommend the Personal plan. It’s $48 per year:

  Here’s how to register a domain after you upgrade to a paid plan:

  

  Domains » Register a New Domain

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  Every WordPress.com site comes with a free .wordpress.com address, for example: yourgroovysite.wordpress.com. You may want to customize your site address, essentially removing the “wordpress.com” part of the site address, for example, yourgroovydomain.com. Register a Domain With WordPress.com Your custom domain is free for the first year with the purchase of any annual or multi-year WordPr