i changed name of my blog and now want to delete the old address

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  caitlinjill · Member · Dec 12, 2015 at 4:47 pm

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  When I set up my blog i created it under one name. Later, I decided to change it to different name. When I switched it over, I neglected to click the button to disable to old address. I changed the status to hidden, but people can still get to it when searching for my site on google. How do I totally disable the old blog address so that my site can only be found at the new one?

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

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  timethief · Member · Dec 12, 2015 at 5:02 pm

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  Every site hosted by wordpress.COM is an independent site. What you do on one has no impact on any other site at all.

  To delete a WordPress.COM hosted blog you must be logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog to navigate to Dashboard > Tools > Delete Site.

  The guide is here http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  Deleted blog URLs are not recycled unless at least two years after deletion has passed, regardless of who registered and deleted them. Read http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  Alternatively, to change blog visibility to Private choose option 3. See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings

  We have no control over what Google displays or when they flush their caches. It can take about 3 months for indexed material to disappear from search results. See here Remove information from Google https://support.google.com/websearch/troubleshooter/3111061?hl=en

  It can take weeks for search engines to index content in a new blog and/or to re-index content under a new URL. For more information read > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/01/21/omg-i-cant-find-my-blog-on-google/ and we cannot help with search engine issues. http://en.support.wordpress.com/search-engines/

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  timethief · Member · Dec 12, 2015 at 5:04 pm

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  oops! That’s the wrong link. Here’s the right one http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/omg-i-cant-find-my-blog-on-google/

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  caitlinjill · Member · Dec 12, 2015 at 5:51 pm

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  Thank you!

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  timethief · Member · Dec 12, 2015 at 5:52 pm

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  You’re welcome. :)