Expired domain for a deleted blog–domain was being used on wordpress.org

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  abraark · Member · Mar 11, 2013 at 9:10 pm

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  I bought a blog domain name on wordpress.com but since transferred my hosting to Go Daddy and use WordPress.org for the blog. The domain expired recently and I had deleted my wordpress.com site a while ago. I wanted to renew the domain but since I don’t have a dashboard for the site where I originally created that domain (the site was deleted on wordpress.com since I was now using wordpress.org), I am unable to repurchase that domain. Go Daddy needs some redirect codes or a transfer for that domain. What can I do?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 11, 2013 at 10:22 pm

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  I’ll need to move control of the domain to another WordPress.com blog under your account, but you deleted the only one.

  Please visit https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/ while logged in to register a new blog and let me know when that’s done. I’ll move the domain to it, which will allow you to either renew or transfer it.

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  abraark · Member · Mar 11, 2013 at 10:42 pm

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  Ok great, I’ve created a new blog (photographaaar.wordpress.com)
  Please let me know when the domain has been moved over. I’m intending to transfer the domain over to go daddy. Will I first have to renew it? Or can I simply transfer it?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 11, 2013 at 10:48 pm

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  I have moved the domain to https://photographaaar.wordpress.com/wp-admin/ as requested.

  Though the domain as expired, you can still transfer it within the next few days following this guide: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/transfer-domain-registration/