How To Delete A Wordpress Org Blog

This guide explains how to delete your WordPress.com website.

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Permanently Deleting Your Site
Deleting a Site with Upgrades
Alternative Options
Reverse a Site Deletion
Account Closure

Permanently Deleting Your Site

Deleting a site permanently removes it and you'll never be able to re-use its WordPress.com address (such as yourgroovysite.wordpress.com).

If that's not what you want to do, you can instead try any of the Alternative Options located later in this document.

If you're sure you want to permanently delete your site, here's how to do it.

If you have any upgrades on this site, they will need to be removed before the site can be deleted. See the Deleting a Site with Upgrades section for more details.

Step 1 – Visit your site's settings page by clicking onMy Site (s) → Settings.

Step 2 – Scroll to the bottom of the General tab, and selectDelete your site permanently
Note that site deletions arepermanent!

Step 3 – On the following screen, you will first be presented with the option to export your content. Once you delete your site, this content won't be recoverable, so we advise exporting the content to a .zip file before taking any further steps. You can do so by clicking theExport Content button.

Step 4 – Once you have exported your content, scroll down to find the Delete Site button. If you have multiple sites on your account, be sure to confirm that the correct site address is listed in the yellow alert bar

Step 5 – Confirm the deletion. Enter the address of the site (shown in red) into the provided field, then click theDelete this Site button

This is the final step – once you click Delete this Siteyour site will be permanently deleted.

At this point, anyone who attempts to visit your site will see a message stating that your site is no longer available and has been deleted by the authors.

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Deleting a Site with Upgrades

You may see the following message during the deletion process:

This means your site has paid upgrades associated with it. Before you can delete your site, you'll need to remove them. This prevents you from losing access to your paid upgrades.

Click on the Purchases button to be taken to the Purchases page. Once there, use the links provided on that page to cancel your upgrades, or contact support to help you transfer them to another site on your account.

If you are unable to cancel any of the upgrades, you can also contact support for help.

Once your upgrades have been removed from the site, you can click onMy Site(s)→ Settings and start again.

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Alternative Options

Change your site's address and keep your content
Delete old posts and continue using the same address
Empty your site of all its content for a fresh start and continue using the same address
Transfer your site to someone else
Make your site private so only people you invite can see it

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Reverse a Site Deletion

It is possible to reverse a site deletion for the first 30 days after a site is closed. If you realize you closed your site in error, please contact us immediately. We will be able to assist you in restoring your site during this 30 day window. Once the 30 days have passed, all of your site data is purged and cannot be restored, and the site address is deleted and cannot be reused.

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