Remove admin user from a blog

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  mikeruddock · Member · Oct 6, 2012 at 1:15 pm

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  Hello WordPress

  I created a blog for a local group http://rainhillwi.wordpress.com/

  But then I noticed I had accidentally created the blog as the wrong user,

  So then I added myself to the blog a second time as another administrator with the intention of removing the first admin user. However I don’t seem to be able to do so?!?

  A Google search brought me to the following support forum article:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-remove-myself-as-administrator-from-a-blog?replies=7

  Which said to contact support directly.

  Which I tried to so but when I clicked the link and it forced me down the path of creating another article for the forum!!!!

  Anyway, can anyone please help me? Thanks in advance.
  Blog url: http://rainhillwi.wordpress.com/

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

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  justjennifer · Member · Oct 6, 2012 at 2:08 pm

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  I can sympathize. I’ve gone ahead and tagged this for Staff attention.

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  mikeruddock · Member · Oct 6, 2012 at 3:14 pm

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  @justjennifer Thank you very much! :-)

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 6, 2012 at 4:38 pm

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  The Admin that created the blog should be able to transfer the blog to another user – the link below should help

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/removing-the-initial-administrator?replies=4

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  bryanvillarin · Staff · Oct 6, 2012 at 6:41 pm

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  Hi Michael,

  Auxclass is on the money. The other administrator can transfer the blog ownership to you from their account in the dashboard by going to Dashboard -> My Blogs, moving the cursor over the blog address, then clicking the Transfer Blog.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-user-or-account

  Alternatively, since you’re also an administrator, you can delete the other administrator by going to Users -> All Users in the blog dashboard, moving the cursor over your username, then clicking Remove.

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  mikeruddock · Member · Oct 6, 2012 at 11:16 pm

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  @ bryanvillarin

  Thank you very much, I followed your instructions and it worked!!!

  I have successfully transferred the blog from one admin to another.

  I got a confirmation/acceptance email

  When I logged in I was able to remove the other admin

  Thanks also to @justjennifer and @auxclass

  !!! RESOLVED !!!

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  bryanvillarin · Staff · Oct 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm

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  Cheers Michael! :-)