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  sensoryoga · Member · Oct 21, 2017 at 12:01 am

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  I’m trying to break away a website. I want to take it from my account (where there are 3 other) and set it up as its own with a new email. I’ve been told how to do this but is there a way to keep the old username? From what I can see I have to create a new wordpress account first with a different website address and username.

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  jessestu · Member · Oct 21, 2017 at 4:44 am

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  Hi @sensoryoga,

  You could move the three other sites to a new, different username. How would that work for you?

  Best,
  Jesse

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  jessestu · Member · Oct 21, 2017 at 4:46 am

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  You may review the walkthrough for this process again at this page:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/transferring-a-site-to-another-wordpress-com-account/

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  healthysexyhappylife · Member · Nov 10, 2017 at 10:07 am

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  Hi, I have just changed my username successfully for my only existing WP site.

  The original username I would like for my new site that I am about to create. But when I try to register the said username, it says it’s already taken. But It shouldn’t be as I just changed from that username to a new one.

  Is there a time lapse before a username I once used becomes available again for my second site?

  Thanks

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  jessestu · Member · Nov 10, 2017 at 3:50 pm

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  Hi @healthysexyhappylife,

  Unfortunately, one cannot re-use a username once it’s been changed. That’s why it says it’s unavailable ☹️.

  You can read more on this in this walkthrough: https://en.support.wordpress.com/change-your-username/

  Best,
  Jesse