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Forums / Original website administrator is not with company

Original website administrator is not with company

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    christineowens76 · Member · Oct 20, 2022 at 6:20 pm
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    I have a non-profit organization website that needs to be updated however the original builder is no longer with the company and she took all the website information with her, can you please tell me how can I update my company website and keep my same domain name with my account information without starting over from scratch. We are about to do a campaign platform and I want to update everything. Please help me.

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    amiteshg93 · Member · Oct 20, 2022 at 6:43 pm
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    Hi there,

    Please provide us with the URL of the website you’re referring to so that we can point you in the right direction.

    Thank You! :)

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    christineowens76 · Member · Oct 21, 2022 at 5:22 pm
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    natureheritagesociety.wordpress.com

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    helper-heroponriki · Member · Oct 21, 2022 at 7:28 pm
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    Thanks for that.

    Unfortunately, the account you’re currently logged into isn’t associated with the site in question, so we’re limited in what we can help with and advise.

    Your best bet would be to get in touch with the individual who set this up for you originally and get the login information from them.

    Otherwise, you’ll need to go through the account recovery process to try and prove ownership of the site. You can read more about what the account recovery process entails here:

    https://wordpress.com/support/account-recovery/

    I hope that clarifies things!

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    christineowens76 · Member · Oct 21, 2022 at 8:15 pm
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    Question: Is it possible to delete this site and keep the same domain name? If so, could I do this in WordPress since this site has your name on it? And how much would that cost the agency?

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    helper-heroponriki · Member · Oct 22, 2022 at 1:03 pm
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    Question: Is it possible to delete this site and keep the same domain name?

    No. Additionally, in order to delete the site, you need to prove ownership and gain access to the site – which, if you were able to do so would negate the need to delete it. There is no “fee” or amount of money that you would be able to pay to circumvent our account recovery process.

    I hope that clarifies things.

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