Please make my old WordPress.com site private – no longer in my dashboard

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  latrisz · Member · Aug 12, 2025 at 8:57 pm

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  Hello,

  I previously owned the site:
  littlephotoworldcom.wordpress.com

  I renamed it to:
  littlephotoworldoldish.wordpress.com

  It is no longer in my WordPress.com dashboard, but it is still publicly accessible and being indexed by Google. This is creating duplicate content problems with my main site:
  https://littlephotoworld.com

  I need this old .wordpress.com site either deleted or made private.

  I can confirm I own littlephotoworld.com and used to own the .wordpress.com version.

  Please can a staff member assist me?

  Thank you,
  

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  josefhtest · Member · Aug 12, 2025 at 10:03 pm

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  Hi,

  I’ve noticed that you rename the site littlephotoworldcom.wordpress.com and set littlephotoworld.com as the main address recently.
  
  When you rename a WordPress.com site and set a custom domain as the primary address, it can take some time for search engines like Google to update their indexes and reflect these changes. This delay can sometimes cause old URLs to still appear in search results, which may lead to duplicate content issues temporarily.

  To help speed up the process on Google, you can:

  1. Use Google Search Console:
     • Verify ownership of your domain if you haven’t already.
     • Use the URL Removal Tool to request temporary removal of the old .wordpress.com URLs from Google’s search results.
     • Submit an updated sitemap with your new domain URLs to encourage faster indexing.
  2. Request indexing:
     • In Google Search Console, you can request indexing for your new site URLs to prompt faster crawling.

  Here are other guides that you might find helpful:
  Verify your site with Google Search Console
  Troubleshooting Google Search Console errors
  Optimize Your Site for Search Engines (SEO)
  
  These steps can help reduce duplicate content and get your new domain fully recognized by search engines more quickly.

  Let me know if that helps or if you have any other question.

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  themagicrobot · Member · Aug 13, 2025 at 7:13 am

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  This is what I see. The .com domain has Siteground nameservers and

  littlephotoworldcom.wordpress.com is no longer available.

  The authors have deleted this site.

  littlephotoworldoldish.wordpress.com doesn’t exist

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  josefhtest · Member · Aug 13, 2025 at 4:55 pm

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  Good catch, @themagicrobot,

  I overlooked that detail. Although littlephotoworld.com is registered with WordPress.com, the site is currently pointing to a self-hosted WordPress site.

  If your goal is to have littlephotoworld.com display the WordPress.com site, you can follow the steps in this guide to reset the A records: https://wordpress.com/support/domains/custom-dns/view-or-restore-default-dns-records/#default-a-records

  littlephotoworldcom.wordpress.com is no longer available. However, littlehotoworldoldish.wordpress.com exists. There is a small typo (missing the ‘p’ in ‘photo’) on the WordPress.com site, which is currently being redirected to the self-hosted site.

  Since you’re on a WordPress.com premium plan, you also have access to direct support. If you have more questions or require direct help, please reach out to us through the Help Center so we can take a closer look and assist you: https://wordpress.com/support/help-support-options/?#how-to-contact-us

  Let me know if that helps!