Request a site be set to Private

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  ownitsecretary · Member · Mar 17, 2026 at 9:55 pm

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  I don’t remember the username or email associated with this account, and i am unable to utilize the account recovery option due to not having any of the 3 items to prove ownership. This is an old site for our organization and i need to deactivate it or keep others from finding it when they are trying to find our actual website – http://www.ozarkswellnessnetwork.org

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

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  2020testjj · Member · Mar 18, 2026 at 9:37 am

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  Hi there, it looks like kariwriter is the site owner there. If you are not able to log into that account and do not have access to the account email or password, it may not be possible to recover that account.

  While I’ve flagged your forum thread for Staff attention and assistance in setting the site to Private, do know that if staff agree to set the site to private, it may still show up in Google search results. Read more about that here: https://wordpress.com/support/account-recovery/#if-ownership-cannot-be-established

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  ltardimcce46dc07f · Staff · Mar 19, 2026 at 12:08 pm

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  Hi @ownitsecretary,

  The site https://owntheozarksblog.wordpress.com/ has been set to private, as requested. Per our policy, we’ve notified the account’s registered email. 

  As @2020testjj correctly pointed out, Google may take a while to update its search index, and this process is outside WordPress.com’s control. Eventually, Google’s crawlers will recognize that your site is private, and will no longer appear in search results. Check out this page on how search engines work.

  You can try expediting the removal of your site from Google search results by following these instructions. You can find additional information here as well.
  
  I hope that helps.