Why are my documents still showing up on google searches

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  salle001 · Member · May 6, 2020 at 2:24 am

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  I recently googled myself only to find out that my old WordPress site from college was visible to the public. I have since deleted the website but my files are still showing up on google and I need them deleted asap. Any help??

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  mrsnlchauhan · Member · May 6, 2020 at 3:04 am

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  Hi @salle001,

  I recently googled myself only to find out that my old WordPress site from college was visible to the public. I have since deleted the website but my files are still showing up on google and I need them deleted asap. Any help??

  I have added modlook tag to this thread which means a staff member will be in touch with you soon to help you out.

  Meanwhile please share more details like the URL of your blog so that staff member can look into your issue.

  Regards
  Sunil Chauhan

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  salle001 · Member · May 6, 2020 at 3:27 am

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  Hello,

  I removed the orginial site : https://sites.wp.odu.edu/hmsv343/

  But these 2 are still accessible via google searches: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/hmsv343/wp-content/uploads/sites/8456/2018/04/Updated-CV.pdf

  Click to access Reflection-3-revision.pdf

  Thank you.

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  fstat · Staff · May 6, 2020 at 6:38 am

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  Hi there,

  That site was not hosted by us (WordPress.com). However, here’s how to request from Google to remove it from its search results:

  https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9689846?hl=en

  If you want more help I suggest posting in the official WordPress.org support forum:

  https://wordpress.org/support/forums/