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Forums / How to reactivate an account without proof of ownership

How to reactivate an account without proof of ownership

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    abcdefg12345677 · Member · Jan 14, 2016 at 7:20 pm
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    Hi all,

    I deleted my account, but the URL is still live and active. I want to recover my blog so I can manually delete all my posts.

    I filled out the recovery form, but could not provide proof of ownership so my request was never submitted.

    How do I go about recovering my account if I cannot provide proof of ownership?

    Thank you.

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

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    abcdefg12345677 · Member · Jan 14, 2016 at 7:20 pm
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    The blog I need help with is a different URL. It’s not iloveapplesblog.

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    timethief · Member · Jan 14, 2016 at 7:24 pm
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    Hi there,
    Proof of ownership is a requirement that cannot be waived by Account Recovery Staff for anyone.

    Username accounts are not deleted here. https://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/ Did you register the site under another one?

    There is a single email address that can be used on only one username account and not on any others.

    You can change your email address on your accounts page at https://wordpress.com/me/account
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-address/
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-notifications/gmail-issues/

    Issues Changing your Email Address
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-address/#issues-changing-your-email-address

    Every WordPress.COM blog has a sole owner. It is the person with the WordPress.COM username account who registered the blog under that username account and a single associated email address, and who is the original Admin of the blogs registered under that username account.

    You have to be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard.

    Clicking this link should display all blogs registered under the same username account, 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 the log-in information is lost visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

    If you check each and every possible email address and account and are not successful gaining access to the blog(s) then please complete the form for account recovery at this link https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recovery and submit it to the Account Recovery Staff, and provide proof ownership, so they can contact you by email ie. not on these public support forums which are available to everyone with internet access.

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    supernovia · Staff · Jan 14, 2016 at 9:36 pm
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    This was resolved privately, so I’ll close this out. Cheers :)

  • The topic ‘How to reactivate an account without proof of ownership’ is closed to new replies.

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  • Account Recovery
  • change email address
  • issues changing your email address
  • reactivating blogs
  • update email address

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