I'm not receiving the verification email to verify my email address

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  sunflowerpg · Member · Oct 8, 2014 at 7:27 pm

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  I’m new to WP and I am trying to create a site rather than a blog. At the moment I’m a little frustrated as I am unable to publish anything because I haven’t verified my email address. I don’t know how many times I hit resend confirmation email, but I still haven’t received it.

  I have received other emails from WP and I have double checked spelling etc..

  I would really appreciate some help because I would like to crack on and get some content added.

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

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  timethief · Member · Oct 8, 2014 at 7:33 pm

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  Hi there,
  What is the URL of the blog in question starting with http:// and exactly which username account registered that blog?

  Please check in your email client spam/ junk mail filter as well as your “social” tab in Gmail, if you use it. I’ll tag this thread for a Staff follow-up. Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when they respond and please be patient while waiting.

  I’m new to WP and I am trying to create a site rather than a blog.

  A blog is a website. This is all semantics and blog structure. First, you register a blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/ Then change the structure.

  A blog is a post based website designed for interactive communication. As the posts are frequently updated and appear on the front page of the site it’s very attractive to search engines.

  What most people call a website is merely a page based site that functions as a one way noticeboard. As the structure is page based and as pages are for static content that rarely changes, and as pages do not have RSS feeds it is not as attractive to search engines as a post based blog structured site is.

  Any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based – no upgrade required. For greater clarity read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/ and http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2013/07/25/create-a-wordpress-website-step-by-step/

  We frequently get people here who think they can design their own sites and themes. This is not possible here at WordPress.COM but it is possible if you hire a web host and set up a WordPress.ORG install.

  The only themes we can use on free hosted WordPress.com blogs are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs for security reasons and we cannot:
  upload any third party themes,
  create child themes,
  create our own themes,
  edit templates,
  create own own layouts,
  or use stylesheets from other themes.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  There is no upgrade you can purchase that changes that.

  On one hand, none of the characteristic “blog” features like categories, tags, authors, dates, etc. can be removed from a free hosted WordPress.com blog, without purchasing an annually renewable custom design upgrade and doing the required CSS editing.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/

  On the other hand, one can edit a WordPress.org theme free of charge. http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  sunflowerpg · Member · Oct 8, 2014 at 7:55 pm

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  http://sunflowerplaygroup.wordpress.com. The exact username account is tomwilliams27.

  I have checked all email folders I can possibly think of, but no luck.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 8, 2014 at 8:01 pm

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  Thanks for the URL. Please be patient while waiting for Staff assistance.

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  thatrobyn · Member · Oct 10, 2014 at 7:46 pm

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  Hello!

  First, if you want a step-by-step guide on how to build a website that doesn’t include a blog, this might help:
  http://createyour.wordpress.com/

  Next, for your login / email issue: the website you’ve mentioned (sunflowerplaygroup.wordpress.com) is not owned by the user, tomwilliams27. It was registered by a different user name and account.

  If you cannot remember how to log in with that account information, you can follow the instructions here:
  https://wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

  Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much!