Removing a user for a site name

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  kristechblog · Member · Mar 23, 2015 at 1:23 pm

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  Hi guys, I really need to change my name to KrisTech instead of KrisTechTV but the username is already taken. After checking the web address I noticed the owner of that site has not used the site for a long time and has no activity. Is there a way to clear that account so I could get the username??

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  stothek · Member · Mar 23, 2015 at 2:59 pm

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  Hey there! Usernames (and blog names) are pretty much forever. Once someone grabs it, it’s never available again, even if the original owner deletes it.

  Since the site still exists, you could see if there’s contact information anywhere on the site. If you find that you could ask the owner if they’d be willing to transfer that site to you. Here’s details on transferring blogs if you’re successful: https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-wordpress-com-user-or-account