Re-Use a web address that I previously deleted

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  marquiaprice · Member · Jan 2, 2015 at 6:41 pm

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  I have deleted a web address, because I needed to use it for another blog. However, when I try to use it I can’t because it says it has already been used. How do I re-use an old web address that has been deleted?

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  marquiaprice · Member · Jan 2, 2015 at 6:42 pm

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  have deleted a web address, because I needed to use it for another blog. However, when I try to use it I can’t because it says it has already been used. How do I re-use an old web address that has been deleted?

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  timethief · Member · Jan 2, 2015 at 6:43 pm

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  Simply stated you can’t because deleting any blog URL is a permanent and irreversible act, just as the multiple warnings required to accomplish site deletion clearly state. Once the verification link for deletion is clicked the blog URL is forever gone, gone, gone.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  You can register another .wordpress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/

  Then if you wish to you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade because it does not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is when you are domain mapping.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/