Need to shut this site down.

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  rlawrence41 · Member · Oct 22, 2021 at 6:30 pm

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  This site is obsolete, but the owner has moved on. How can we get this site shut down?

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Unknown

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  workingangela · Member · Oct 22, 2021 at 6:51 pm

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  Hi there,

  Is the site hosted on WordPress.com? If it is, please take a look at this detailed guide that explains how to do it correctly: https://wordpress.com/support/delete-site/

  Alternatively, if the site is hosted on WordPress.org, you can get help for this by posting your question on the support forum . Here is the link: https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

  I hope this helps.

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  rlawrence41 · Member · Oct 22, 2021 at 7:13 pm

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  Thanks for that, but I did already look at that article. Please understand that the site was set up by someone else. I don’t have the credentials. That person is no longer part of this organization. The site hasn’t been updated in years.

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  rlawrence41 · Member · Oct 22, 2021 at 9:25 pm

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  Is there some administration for wordpress.com? I am happy to present evidence for my claim to this web site, but I have no idea who to talk to.

  Thanks in advance.

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  supernovia · Staff · Oct 23, 2021 at 3:13 am

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  Hi @rlawrence41, do you happen to have any of this evidence?
  https://wordpress.com/support/account-recovery/#account-recovery-form

  If your company had upgrades on the site, for example, you could use that info. Let us know; we’ll reach out over email if needed.

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  rlawrence41 · Member · Oct 23, 2021 at 12:12 pm

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  No. We were completely unaware of this web site until it turned up in some searches. I’ve just been looking back through this thread and the link I provided to the web site doesn’t seem to be visible. This is for a legally formed political party committee–of which I am an elected officer. The originator of this web site is no longer a member of the committee. So, I hope you can see the dilemma. How do you resolve such an issue?

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  supernovia · Staff · Oct 23, 2021 at 9:27 pm

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  And you’d like this site taken offline, is that correct?

  Please reach out here. Let them know the dilemma, and send any info you were able to find to indicate account access:

  ‘passwordhelp@wordpress.com’

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  rlawrence41 · Member · Oct 25, 2021 at 1:49 pm

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  Thank you for this. I have sent a message to this email address.