I would like to see if my old blog name is available

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  sammymchall · Member · May 1, 2013 at 7:51 pm

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  I used to have a blog called makingmywaytohappiness and deleted it. I would like that name back (I’m aware the original blog and content has been deleted) however when I searched to see if that name is available again it says it is already in use. I wondered if it has been registered by someone else or if unavailable for use as still connected to by old blog somehow.

  Please advise.

  Samantha Hall

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

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  timethief · Member · May 1, 2013 at 7:53 pm

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  makingmywaytohappiness.wordpress.com is no longer available. The authors have deleted this site.

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  sammymchall · Member · May 1, 2013 at 7:54 pm

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  I was the orginal author!

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  timethief · Member · May 1, 2013 at 7:55 pm

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  Note it takes ignoring several warnings and clicking a verification link in an email to delete a blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/ All those warnings clearly state that the URL will not be recycled and deletion is permanent ie. irreversible. Regardless of who owned and who deleted the URL, deleted blog URLs are not recycled http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  However, you can register another blog with a similar name. http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/

  Or you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade and it will not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/

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  sammymchall · Member · May 1, 2013 at 8:03 pm

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  Thanks,

  So even though I was the original author and the one that deleted the URL I too still can not reclaim it back?

  And if that is so the best way to get the name I want is to pay for a .com domain name? Though if I do this will it class as self-hosting?

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  timethief · Member · May 1, 2013 at 8:05 pm

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  It’s irrelevant that you were the owner. The URL is gone and cannot be reused by you our anyone.

  You can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade and it will not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/

  Though if I do this will it class as self-hosting?

  No. The blog will still be free hosted by WordPress.COM. To self host one must hire a web host and set up their own WordPress.org install.

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  timethief · Member · May 1, 2013 at 8:06 pm

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  edit: “our” was meant to be “or”

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  sammymchall · Member · May 1, 2013 at 8:09 pm

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  Thanks I think that’s all sorted for me now.

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  timethief · Member · May 1, 2013 at 8:10 pm

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  Sorry it wasn’t what you wanted to hear and best wishes.