Re-using a deleted URL

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  bluelue3 · Member · May 16, 2021 at 10:37 pm

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  Hello WordPress team,

  I would like to use a URL that is cancelled by it’s author. That author was actually me – and I did that long time ago. But I want it back. It is my online brand identity.

  Please let me know what I can do to have it back.

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  kokkieh · Staff · May 17, 2021 at 8:23 am

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  Hi there,

  What is the address you’re trying to use?

  Free WordPress.com addresses can only be restored for 30 days after deletion. After 30 days the address is completely and permanently disabled, and cannot be used by anyone again, including the original owner.

  https://wordpress.com/support/delete-site/#reverse-a-site-deletion

  If the address still exists, only the account that currently owns it can transfer it to a different account.

  https://wordpress.com/support/changing-site-address/#reusing-other-site-addresses