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Forums / Make blog private – no longer have access to email used to create

Make blog private – no longer have access to email used to create

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    cdvoort · Member · May 1, 2026 at 10:27 pm
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    I no longer have access to the email used to create this in 2011. It has infromation regarding the birth of my daughter and other infromation I would like to be made private. Please let me know how to proceed as I cannot prove ownership by the 3 options given.

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

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    benitoalba · Member · May 2, 2026 at 3:29 am
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    Hi @cdvoortI, I went ahead and tagged the post so the staff can review it and switch it to private.

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    ltardimcce46dc07f · Staff · May 4, 2026 at 9:31 am
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    Hi @cdvoort,

    The site chrisvandevoort.wordpress.com has been set to private, as requested. Per our policy, we’ve notified the account’s registered email. 

    Google may take a while to update its search index, and this process is outside WordPress.com’s control. Eventually, Google’s crawlers will recognize that your site is private, and will no longer appear in search results. Check out this page on how search engines work. 

    You can try expediting the removal of your site from Google search results by following these instructions. You can find additional information here as well.

    If you have any further questions, please let me know.

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