Restarting with new address
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Hi everyone,
I want to restart my blog/website, but I read that it’s not possible to reset blog statistics. My current blog has about 4.400 hits and I would like to restart with zero.
Apparently, the only thing I can do is register a new blog with another address. Unfortunately, I cannot register an address with my username (stefanvlieger), because when I just started using WordPress I created a blog with that name but deleted it. I didn’t know that the site address would never be available again.
I would really like to have stefanvlieger.wordpress.com back, is it really impossible to recreate that? And what’s the best alternative for a new blog? Something with a – or _ in the address or maybe numbers?
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Deleting blogs (3 warnings plus and email with confirmation link you must click)
If you delete a blog you will not be able to get it back and no one else will be able to use that blog name.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/delete-blog/No recycling of blog URLs http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/
Yes it’s impossible. I have been here for 4 years and have yet to witness a recycled URL for any member being reactivated. If such was the case I would be asking Staff to get my original deleted blog URL back. No we cannot use hyphens in wordpress.com URLs.
I believe the best alternative may be to register a new blog using your first name initial and surname in the URL. example: http://slieger.wordpress.com Do note that you don’t need to use a different email address get a second username to register another blog. Just log-in to wordpress.com and point your browser to http://wordpress.com/signup to register your new blog.
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My surname is ‘Vlieger’, so I’m already using my first initial + surname. By the way: I’m from the Netherlands and ‘lieger’ is (literally translated) the Dutch word for liar. Not a great blog name to attract much visitors. ;-)
I’m already using a domain name for my current blog (www.stefanvlieger.nl), and I just found out I can change the redirected URL for free. I thought I had to register a new domain name to change svlieger into the new blog address, but I was wrong.
In short: it’s not a problem for me to register a new blog name. But thanks for your help anyway! =)
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I just found out I can change the redirected URL for free
Really? See here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/
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My domain name is not hosted here, but on Starthosting.nl. My domain name is now redirecting to svlieger.wordpress.com, but I can change that address for free.
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