Resurrecting a WordPress site

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  skydude6ebd0ac85c · Member · Jul 30, 2025 at 7:09 pm

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  My father died two years ago and my stepmother had no idea how to keep his wordpress webpage alive, among many other things. Is there a way to resurrect his wordpress website?

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

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  skydude6ebd0ac85c · Member · Jul 31, 2025 at 1:36 am

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  The blog I need help with is not the one above and I did not type that. I have no idea how that populated either.

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  lucasbinati · Member · Jul 31, 2025 at 1:51 am

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  Couldn’t you edit the post and type the correct site?

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  skydude6ebd0ac85c · Member · Jul 31, 2025 at 2:39 am

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  It’s not allowing me to edit it. The website was joeilling.com.

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  justjennifer · Member · Jul 31, 2025 at 6:02 am

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  Hi there, sorry for your loss. It appears that your father’s website was hosted with a 3rd party service and not hosted here on WordPress.com, the hosting provider.

  If you have the billing or receipt information from that web hosting service, that will help you know who you should contact for assistance with this.

  To better understand the differences between WordPress.com (where you’ve posted) and the open source WordPress software, you’re welcome to read this guide: https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/

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  skydude6ebd0ac85c · Member · Jul 31, 2025 at 4:07 pm

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  Thanks Jennifer, I will check that out!