I want to delete my blog and start over

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    veronicashealthyliving · Member ·

    I don’t like the blog format that I have selected. Also, I want to fix the name of my blog, so it looks better. What do I do?

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

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    timethief · Member ·

    Deleted blog URLs cannot be recycled. Do not delete the blog!
    Site deletion is a permanent and irreversible act. There are at least 3 warnings including an email verification link sent that must be clicked to delete a blog URL https://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/delete-blog/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

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    timethief · Member ·

    I don’t like the blog format that I have selected.

    Have you consulted the theme description page that has set up instructions for other options? https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/gateway/

    re: changing themes
    Themes are just “skins” on WordPress.COM hosted blogs. You can quickly and easily change themes on any WordPress.COM hosted blog to another one found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and no data will be lost or negatively affected by the change. The only time you may have to do some work is if you are changing to a dramatically different theme and have done any CSS editing.

    Provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the blog go to Dashboard > Appearance > Themes, Browse themes until you find one you like and click the “activate” or the “preview” link, or type in the name of the theme you want to use when it appears.

    After you change your theme all you need to do is go here Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets > Inactive Widgets and re-install them where you want them to appear. The widget contents and settings will be the same as they were prior to changing themes.

    Note that every theme will have a detailed theme description page with set up instructions and a live demo site page that you can consult. Here’s an example:
    https://wordpress.com/themes/twentyeleven
    https://twentyelevendemo.wordpress.com/

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    timethief · Member ·

    Also, I want to fix the name of my blog, so it looks better.

    changing a site title or tagline
    The Site title (blog name) and/or the optional Tagline can be changed on the top of this page at any time. > Settings > General … “save changes”.

    That is exactly where search engine spiders look for the site title and removing it from there can cause issues with getting your content indexed. Note that the site title (blog name) and blog address URL do not have to be the same but it’s better for SEO (search engine optimization) if they are the same.

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    veronicashealthyliving · Member ·

    Yes, but how do I go about changing my blog name, and format? Could I get a call from a live person to walk me through this? 507 387-3109

    Thanks.

    Veronica

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