How do you change the URL of a blog (the blog address)?

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  jorsmith509 · Member · Jan 9, 2015 at 7:43 pm

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  The help document located at <http://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/&gt; seems to be out of date, and gives instructions based on the old configuration/My Sites page, which is no longer accessible.

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

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  jorsmith509 · Member · Jan 9, 2015 at 7:45 pm

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  Managed to get where I needed to be by visiting <dashboard.wordpress.com> manually.

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  timethief · Member · Jan 9, 2015 at 7:46 pm

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  If you want to change the .wordpress.com blog address ie. the URL starting with http:// then you must be logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog to do that and the URL you desire must be available. If so, then you can change the URL by using the guide http://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/

  Be sure to locate the correct My Blogs page http://en.support.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/dashboard-e1371648470893.png

  Changing a URL is a permanent and irreversible act. No changed or deleted blog URLs are recycled here, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

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  timethief · Member · Jan 9, 2015 at 7:47 pm

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  @Staff
  Updating the support doc appears to be required as the link provided in it is to the new My Sites page and not to the My Blogs page.

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Jan 9, 2015 at 10:16 pm

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  Updating the support doc appears to be required as the link provided in it is to the new My Sites page and not to the My Blogs page.

  Could you clarify what link you’re referring to? I was able to follow the instructions on that support page from the Classic Dashboard.

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  timethief · Member · Jan 9, 2015 at 10:20 pm

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  @jeremeylduvall
  Okay then. That’s good to know. I also notice this note in the support doc below the image I linked to and assume the OP just missed both the image and the note.

  Note that this will take you to a different screen than the My Sites tab on the WordPress.com homepage. You cannot change your blog address from the My Sites section of the homepage.

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  dollywagon2014 · Member · Jan 9, 2015 at 10:29 pm

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  I wouldn’t bother. I followed the instructions tonight on changing the address of the blog and now I can’t get in.
  Now it’s starting telling me about changing codes etc…. now.

  Do I have to scrap the whole blog and start again?

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Jan 10, 2015 at 3:45 pm

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  Hi @dollywagon2014,

  It looks like Grace is currently helping you with that here:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/changed-blog-address-and-now-its-all-gone?replies=18

  Please keep all additional comments in that forum thread to prevent confusion.

  @timethief – I missed that too on the first read through actually!