Modlook
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Hi,
I created sometimes ago a ID which was @hortensefarbiel and closed it.
I would like to use this ID again but it is not avalaible : “sorry, this username already exists”
but I can’t find it in search…Can you do anything about that ?
Thank you for your help.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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An account can be restored within 30 days after deletion. Once the 30 days have passed, all of your sites and account data are purged and cannot be restored.
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Hi @pausescripturale
@staartmees is correct; 30 days after an account is deleted it can no longer be restored and the username cannot be used again. More detail on that here https://wordpress.com/support/close-account/#account-restoration -
Hi,
But if the account data are really purged, why can’t I (or anyone else) use it again ? -
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In case you don’t click through, the reason is:
While all data associated with an account is removed during a closure, the username is blocked from being registered again, in order to prevent impersonation.
Therefore we won’t “release” the username for use again – it’s permanently blocked from reuse.
Hope that clarifies things.
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helper-heroponriki,
the username is blocked from being registered again, in order to prevent impersonation.
If a user who previously had a username aims to use that username again, how would that be impersonation?
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There is no way to prove that the new person registering the username is the same person who previously held the username.
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