http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/deleted-blog-still-searchable WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Deleted Blog Still Searchable en Sun, 26 May 2013 02:15:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/deleted-blog-still-searchable#post-1068277 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:58:31 +0000 cantdeleteaccount1987 1068277@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ When the caches are cleared, will the original URL still exist? I understand that the Blog name I deleted may never be used again, but if I google the URL (after the caches are cleared), will it still show up in the search?

]]> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/deleted-blog-still-searchable#post-1068266 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:46:08 +0000 timethief 1068266@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Google and Bing clear their caches of deleted content that produces a 404 (page not found) every 3 - 6 months or so. We have not control over that and the URL removal tool can only be used in very limited circumstances. Read: When NOT to use the URL removal tool

]]> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/deleted-blog-still-searchable#post-1068263 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:42:47 +0000 cantdeleteaccount1987 1068263@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I deleted a Blog that was addressed by my name, and it still shows up in a Google search. Since the blog is deleted, I can't change the visibility settings to private. Is there a way to get rid of this Blog completely through WordPress, does it takes some time to become 'unsearchable', or should I put in a request with Google?

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