Making a deleated URL available for another user

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  damnthatbox · Member · May 31, 2011 at 10:16 am

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  Hello,

  We need help!

  We deleted our URL that we were using for a test blog as a different part of our company needs to use it for their actual blog. We did this 5 days ago but wordpress still isn’t letting them own the deleted URL as it saying it’s currently in use.

  Is there anyone who knows why this is and how to speed to process up? Is there a lag and how long does it usually take before a deleted URL can work again?

  Thanks

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  supportbot · Member · May 31, 2011 at 10:16 am

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  auxclass · Member · May 31, 2011 at 1:40 pm

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  Deleted blogs are gone forever – you had three warnings when you deleted the URL that the URL would not ever be available even to you.

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  auxclass · Member · May 31, 2011 at 1:43 pm

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  See also:

  Delete a Website

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  You can choose a name that is similar or register your own custom domain and use domain mapping.