How to delete an old blog that you can't log in to?

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  jdames33 · Member · Apr 13, 2013 at 3:12 pm

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  I have several blogs that I can no longer log into that I really want to delete. Can you help me?

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

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  timethief · Member · Apr 13, 2013 at 3:17 pm

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  Are they all free hosted WordPress.com blogs?
  Are they all registered under the same username or not?

  You must be logged in under the exact same username account that registered any blog to access it.

  Clicking this link should display all your blogs registered under the same username, including the hidden ones: https://dashboard.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php?page=my-blogs&show=hidden

  If you do not see the blog here http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/ then
  follow this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/#my-blogs-dashboard-visibility

  If you have lost your log-in information you can visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword If required click the “Need More Help” link there.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 13, 2013 at 3:17 pm

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  Provided you are logged in under the Admin username account you can delete any blog registered under that username by using these instructions. http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  After you do that if you cannot locate a verification email, look in your email client spam/junk mail filter for the email with the blog deletion verification link in it and click that link. If clicking it does not work then copy and paste the link into your upper browser bar and click.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 13, 2013 at 3:18 pm

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  If you are referring to self hosted WordPress.ORG blogs then post the URLs of the blogs you wish to delete.

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  jdames33 · Member · Apr 15, 2013 at 5:45 pm

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  It looks like they are set up under an old email account that I no longer use. They are on wordpress.com.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 15, 2013 at 5:50 pm

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  Thanks for the reply. If you have lost your log-in information you can visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

  If required click the “Need More Help” link there and complete the required information for account recovery.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 15, 2013 at 5:51 pm

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  After you have recovered the blogs, provided you are logged in under the Admin username account you can delete any blog registered under that username by using these instructions. http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  After you do that if you cannot locate a verification email, look in your email client spam/junk mail filter for the email with the blog deletion verification link in it and click that link. If clicking it does not work then copy and paste the link into your upper browser bar and click.

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  carlyann85 · Member · Apr 18, 2013 at 12:37 am

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  I can’t delete an old blog too. I want to delete this blog: http://lairoftheunipine.wordpress.com but no blogs are currently listed under the upper-right hand info where it says “lair of the unpine/CarlyAnn85” – all blogs/content was deleted. I’m very confused as how I can delete this entire blog. Doesn’t WordPress offer any convenient way to do this other than making the user search for hours for a resolution?

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  carlyann85 · Member · Apr 18, 2013 at 12:38 am

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  I can’t even visit “my blogs” to see it or see if it’s hidden because no blogs are listed. I don’t want this blog to be found upon a Google search though. How can I remedy this? Thank you.

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  jdames33 · Member · Apr 19, 2013 at 5:11 pm

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  The email I had no longer exists. That is why I cannot get a retrieval message.