Permanently deleting a post

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  aristj01 · Member · Sep 11, 2014 at 2:05 pm

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  I am trying to remove a document from Google search. I replaced the document with an updated version and deleted the old document from the media portion yet I can still google and search for it.

  Is there a way to permanently remove the document so it doesn’t show up in Google search?

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

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  senff · Staff · Sep 11, 2014 at 2:13 pm

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  It usually takes a while before Google shows any changes you’ve made. Sometimes days, sometimes weeks…. it takes a little patience!

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  aristj01 · Member · Sep 11, 2014 at 2:26 pm

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  Thanks, senff. It’s not the answer I was hoping for but I will try to have some patience! I am new to the blogging world so I am learning hands on about the footprint one can make.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 11, 2014 at 3:14 pm

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  As senff mentioned above deleting blog content and deleting blogs does not remove any 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: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1663419?hl=en

  WordPress.com pings for us so not to worry as that will be updated over time. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/02/15/new-content-wordpress-com-pings-for-you/

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  timethief · Member · Sep 11, 2014 at 3:15 pm

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  P.S. See also permanently deleting from Trash http://en.support.wordpress.com/trash/#permanently-deleting-a-post-or-page