Want to change domain name
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I’d like to change my empoweredamazon domain name to modernamazon. I tried for modernamazon at first but the system rejected because I had another modernamazon blog in Blogger. I’ve now deleted the Blogger one.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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You cannot register a URL like https://modernamazon.wordpress.com/ that has already been registered.
There is no expiration date on .wordpress.com blogs unused, reserved or otherwise. If you can make contact on your own with the owner of an unused blog via a contact form or commenting, then providing they are agreeable to it there is a means of a consenting blog owner to transfer the blog to another username account. http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#transferring-your-blog-to-another-user-or-account
In the case that there is no contact information Staff will not breach the privacy policy and provide you with an email address.
When we register a username account the matching blog is reserved for our future use. It cannot be obtained by anyone other than the person who has registered the matching username account.
If and only if you have registered the matching username account then log in under the correct username account and as the blog is reserved for you and you will register it after logging in under the correct username account.
https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/?user=1However, if you changed your username then the blog URL will not be available for use under the new username account.
In the event that you think you registered the matching username and have lost your log-in information, please use account recovery https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recovery and the Staff will help you by email ie. off of these public support forums that everyone with internet access can view.
If you are not successful, you can see here changing a blog address https://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/
Or you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade and it will not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
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Hi and tks for the detailed response. My point was that I AM the owner of that other unused blogger blog. Of course I give myself permission to use the name again on my wordpress blog. I’m trying to let WordPress know it’s ok to change but can’t seem to get through. Any help in this respect would be appreciated.
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The Blogger blog URL is irrelevant.
You cannot register a URL like https://modernamazon.wordpress.com/ that has already been registered. In the event that you think you registered the matching username account 2 years ago https://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/modernamazon and have lost your log-in information, please use account recovery https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recovery and the Staff will help you by email ie. off of these public support forums that everyone with internet access can view.
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