Find out who “owns” a site

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  generouslystudentb7dd62aa66 · Member · Oct 6, 2025 at 11:59 pm

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  Years ago, someone in our firm opened up a WordPress site that we never knew about.

  We want to close it down, but have no information on it. How do we find out what email address is attached to it?

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  mukeshoadcom · Member · Oct 8, 2025 at 6:01 am

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  Hi @generouslystudentb7dd62aa66,

  To help you identify and close down this site, I need the site’s domain name or URL first.

  Once you provide that, you can try:

  1. Check if it’s on WordPress.com: Add /.well-known/hosting-provider to the end of the URL (e.g., example.com/.well-known/hosting-provider)

  2. Check domain registration: Use WHOIS lookup at https://lookup.icann.org/ – this may show registration details and email

  3. Check hosting provider: Use https://www.whoishostingthis.com/ to see where it’s hosted

  If the site is on WordPress.com: Once you share the site URL, I’ll tag this with modlook so WordPress.com staff can help verify ownership. Staff will need:

  • Proof that you’re authorized to access the account on behalf of your firm
  • The site URL
  • Any information about when/who might have created it

  Important: For security reasons, staff will need to verify you have legitimate claim to the site before providing account access.

  Please share the site URL so we can help further!

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  generouslystudentb7dd62aa66 · Member · Oct 8, 2025 at 1:16 pm

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  Thank you. Here is the URL which I assume means it is hosted at wordpress.com

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  generouslystudentb7dd62aa66 · Member · Oct 8, 2025 at 1:18 pm

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  That is weird. I put in the URL and it isn’t showing in the reply. Let me try as a link