How long to wait for deleted blog url to become available?

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  californiawildcat · Member · Jan 26, 2011 at 8:14 am

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  Hi,

  I created a blog but then deleted it before creating any posts, but then decided that I did actually want that blog so tried to recreate it. I keep getting the error saying that the url is unavailable “[my url] is no longer available.The authors have deleted this blog.”
  My question is how long will I have to wait for this url to become available again, providing no one else uses it?

  Many thanks

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  sl1k · Member · Jan 26, 2011 at 9:01 am

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  Hi There!

  I am sorry to inform you that once a blog URL is deleted the URL is gone for forever blog url’s are not recycle. There is plenty of warnings during the deleting process stating you won’t be able to get the blog url back…

  Please read the following → support document

  S^K

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  californiawildcat · Member · Jan 26, 2011 at 9:07 am

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  Oh well I’ll just have to create a new url. I thought that deleting would remove any posts etc but the url would be recycled maybe after a month of no use.

  Thanks

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  sl1k · Member · Jan 26, 2011 at 9:12 am

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  Sorry you could try to explain to staff the situation they may give the url back but they usually don’t but it’s worth a try here is their contact link → http://en.supportwordpress.com/contact

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jan 26, 2011 at 9:20 am

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  The thing is, there are very clear warnings in the delete site page, and also in the confirmation email you receive. You can ask staff, but I don’t think it will get your URL back for you.

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  truthinreligionandpolitics · Member · Jan 26, 2011 at 2:06 pm

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  if its multiple words, try using the same words with a hyphen or something

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  timethief · Member · Jan 26, 2011 at 5:07 pm

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  @californiawildcat
  It’s my opinion that if Staff do for you what they have NOT done for others they will be flooded with similar requests, including one of my own. I deleted a blog URL in 2007 that I would dearly like back.

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  timethief · Member · Jan 26, 2011 at 5:08 pm

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  I’m posting the relevant links below so when forum searches are done in the future they are immediately available to those who are searching for information on blog deletion and recycling of blog names.
  delete blog > http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/delete-blog/
  recycling blog names > http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/