WordPress.com Forums » Topic: I want to change my Url but it won't allow me? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me WordPress.com Forums » Topic: I want to change my Url but it won't allow me? en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:59:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 thecatsmeeow on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1036144 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:38:50 +0000 thecatsmeeow 1036144@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Well, after many MANY attempts, I finally changed it.

Problem solved!

]]> thecatsmeeow on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035926 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:28:30 +0000 thecatsmeeow 1035926@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You can't register it as a new blog, once the name has been used, it cannot be used again on a new account.

I've tried so many times to change it and it keeps telling me it doesn't match but it clearly does. So frustrating!

]]> auxclass on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035780 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0000 auxclass 1035780@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

The address thecatsmeeow.wordpress.com cannot be registered. Sorry, that site is reserved!

Is reserved for you (your user name) - you should be able to just register it while logged in

]]> raincoaster on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035768 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:54:12 +0000 raincoaster 1035768@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Then register it as a NEW blog instead of trying to change your existing blog to it.

]]> thecatsmeeow on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035688 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:56:46 +0000 thecatsmeeow 1035688@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ But that is the blog name I really want, otherwise it wouldn't be an issue.

]]> auxclass on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035277 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:58:52 +0000 auxclass 1035277@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Don't waste your time with a name change - the blog linked to your name is empty - just register a new blog name that you want and start blogging - set the old blog to Private and use it for testing and learning without messing up your "Real" blog

]]> thecatsmeeow on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035120 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:19:21 +0000 thecatsmeeow 1035120@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ But that is with 3 x e ?

]]> raincoaster on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035114 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:04:44 +0000 raincoaster 1035114@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ http://thecatsmeeeow.wordpress.com already exists.

]]> thecatsmeeow on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035102 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:23:29 +0000 thecatsmeeow 1035102@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ And I'm trying to change it to thecatsmeeow.wordpress.com because it defaulted to my email address and I don't want that.

]]> thecatsmeeow on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035101 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:21:41 +0000 thecatsmeeow 1035101@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I went via 'My Blogs', through dashboard and then clicked on change this address.

I filled out the 2 boxes, being the new address and the confirmation. They match exactly but when I hit save, it tells me they don't match.

]]> raincoaster on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035091 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:11:17 +0000 raincoaster 1035091@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ What are you trying to change it to, and how are you doing it?

]]> thecatsmeeow on "I want to change my Url but it won't allow me?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-want-to-change-my-url-but-it-wont-allow-me#post-1035071 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:42:25 +0000 thecatsmeeow 1035071@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Url will not allow me to change it
Blog url: http://gcross1987.wordpress.com/

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