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  workinghog · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 10:26 pm

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  Hi WP,

  I can still see a page (PDF) of a site I deleted. I really need it removed. Can anybody help?

  Thanks,

  Will

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

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  workinghog · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 10:27 pm

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  The blog I need help with is not blowingdandelion BTW. This just appeared!

  Thanks,

  W

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  timethief · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 10:39 pm

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  What is the exact URL starting with http:// of the wordpress.COM hosted site you refer to please?
  And, exactly which wordpress.COM username account registered that site?
  This is wordpress.COM support. I’m asking because we cannot accurately answer questions posted here until we have confirmed the URL referred to and verified the hosting.
  We provide support only for wordpress.COM hosted sites. Our support docs do not apply to
  (1) local installs of wordpress.ORG software on your own server or
  (2) wordpress.ORG software installs on paid hosting, and we do not provide support for them at wordpress.COM. That support is found at http://wordpress.ORG/support/
  Also, note that we do not provide Jetpack support https://jetpack.me/support/ for sites linked to wordpress.COM accounts with the Jetpack plugin so they display on the My Sites wordpress.com account page.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 10:40 pm

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  P.S. What is the PDF URL?

  I will type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for a Staff follow-up. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Please subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.

  To keep things running quickly around here, files are held in multiple caches through a separate system. These caches are usually cleared within 3 days and the files will then become 404 page not found.

  IMPORTANT NOTE: Deleting public blogs and/or blog content from them does not remove indexed content from the SERPs (search engine page results). Google and Bing only clear their caches of deleted indexed content that produces a 404 (page not found) every 3 – 6 months. To completely remove an entire page from Google search results after it produces a 404 (page not found):
  https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6332384?hl=en&ref_topic=1724262&vid=0-635749429504660340-12158368555624983465&rd=1

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  workinghog · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 11:59 pm

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  Thanks so much – I’ve been a plum and just realised that it could be cached which means a google request.

  Click to access willhogannovembercv1.pdf

  is the url anyhoo…

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  timethief · Member · Sep 8, 2016 at 1:37 am

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  It’s now a 404 — File not found for me.

  Clear your browser cache https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache