Restore old site name

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  forsyu · Member · Mar 30, 2019 at 10:23 pm

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  I wish to use back the old wordpress name but it doesn’t allow me. Anyway I can restore back to something that I initially chosen?

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

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  shubhamgmath · Member · Mar 31, 2019 at 12:24 am

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  Hi forsyu

  It is possible to reverse an account closure for the first 30 days after an account is closed. Once the 30 days have passed, all of your sites and account data are purged and cannot be restored.

  To know more about the account restoration please refer to the document below:

  Close Your Account

  Hope this helps.

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  forsyu · Member · Mar 31, 2019 at 2:30 am

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  No I didn’t close the accounts, it’s just that I have changed the site name to another but now would prefer the old one. Anyway to retrieve it back. The old name now classified as unavailable just because I changed it. Thanks.

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  shubhamgmath · Member · Mar 31, 2019 at 2:40 am

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  Hi forsyu

  If you have update your address then it is not possible to get the old address back. Because at the time of changing the address they must have shown a warning box which states that your old address will be unavailable for use in future.

  For more information on this please refer to the link below:

  Change a Site Address

  Hope this helps.

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  justjennifer · Member · Mar 31, 2019 at 8:50 am

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  Hi there, I’ve tagged this thread for Staff assistance in seeing if it is possible to recover the original site address. Thanks for your patience while they get back to you.

  
  @shubhamgmath – https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-2361/#post-3288868 for reference. There is also a discussion on this elsewhere.

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  forsyu · Member · Mar 31, 2019 at 9:31 am

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  Thanks so much for your help!!

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  shubhamgmath · Member · Mar 31, 2019 at 11:21 am

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  @justjennifer Thanks for correcting me.

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Mar 31, 2019 at 10:21 pm

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  Hi there,

  I was able to successfully restore http://melbournebookkeepingsolutions.wordpress.com/ to your account. Please let me know if you have any questions. You will have to export the content from http://melbournebookkeepings.wordpress.com/ if you want it back on your old site. Let me know if you have any questions.

  
  @shubhamgmath as of a few days ago, you were correct in your reply. It is a brand new policy that we implemented this week, so no worries at all! Thank you for your help! And thank you @justjennifer for helping to spread the update.

  Thanks!

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  forsyu · Member · Mar 31, 2019 at 10:30 pm

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  BIG THANKS to all of you! Yes that’s the name I wanted back :))

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Mar 31, 2019 at 11:19 pm

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  You’re welcome!