How will Display Name Change Affect my blog?

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  tikulicious · Member · Jun 9, 2015 at 11:38 am

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  if i change my public display name ( from tikulicious to Tikuli ) does it affect my blog url? Will old posts be affected? Please help me understand.
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  Tikuli

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  simplysaru · Staff · Jun 9, 2015 at 5:47 pm

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  Hi Tikuli,
  Changing the public display name will change your blog URL to ” tikuli.wordpress.com”. Changing the blog URL will affect some search engine traffic briefly, but will get back to normal after a few months.

  The old posts will not be affected in any way as they will be redirected to their new address. eg:- People trying to reach to https://tikulicious.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/devils-food-cake-layered-with-sweet-cherry-sauce/ will be redirected to https://tikuli.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/devils-food-cake-layered-with-sweet-cherry-sauce/ automatically. WordPress will take care of all the redirections for you.

  If you are interested in changing the URL please find the instructions from the support article. https://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/ . Do read the instructions carefully and then proceed with changing the URL.