New User Name

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  loismae34 · Member · Mar 12, 2017 at 4:40 am

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  I( want to change my user name.

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

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  loismae34 · Member · Mar 12, 2017 at 4:45 am

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  GrandmothersforGod.5.wordpress.com

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  reallycoldmilk · Member · Mar 12, 2017 at 4:53 am

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  …your ‘Username’ is loismae34, is this what you want to change, or do you want to change your blog URL, which is currently jerloryan.wordpress.com?

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  cynthiatonline · Member · Mar 12, 2017 at 4:59 am

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  Hi! :)

  You can change your Display Name (nickname) by following the steps below:

  • Go to your My Profile page
  • Enter your name under Public Display Name
  • Click Save Profile Details.

  To change your username:

  1. Log into WordPress.com using your existing username.
  2. Access your Account Settings and enter the username you want under Username.
  3. In the box, Confirm Username that appears, enter your new username again.
  4. The next step will allow you to change or create a matching blog address:

  If your current username matches your blog address:

  Selecting “Yes, change example.wordpress.com to match my new username and discard the old address” will change the address of your current blog. If your new user name is <i>newusername,</i> your blog’s address will be changed to <i>newusername</i>.wordpress.com. (You won’t be able to use the old address again.)

  Selecting “Yes, change example.wordpress.com to match my new username and create an empty blog with the old address” will change the address of your current blog (if your new user name is newusername, your blog’s address will be changed to newusername.wordpress.com), and create an empty blog at your old blog address.

  Selecting “Yes, create a new blog to match my new username” will create a new blog for you. If your new user name is newusername, the new blog will be newusername.wordpress.com

  Selecting “No, don’t create a matching address.” will just change your username and make no changes to the address of your blog.

  Read the information presented on this page very carefully.

  Click Save Username to save your changes and update your username.

  Important: You will not be able to change your username back. The old name will be reserved and no one will have access to it. URLs for other services such as Gravatar may be affected.

  There’s also a video here if you’d find that more helpful. :)

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  loismae34 · Member · Mar 13, 2017 at 8:10 pm

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  Thank you. My granddaughter got it all changed for me.

  Lois