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1. abbacat
   Member
   Oct 30, 2011, 6:18 PM

   I want to delete this blog because I don't have time to do anything with it and I want to delete this blog. How do I do that?

   The blog I need help with is cabbysbakery.wordpress.com.

2. timethief
   Member
   Oct 30, 2011, 6:24 PM

   We recommend changing the visibility to "private" as you may want to use it again someday. When a free hosted WordPress.com blog is deleted -- it's gone forever and the URL cannot be recycled and reused.

3. auxclass
   Member
   Oct 30, 2011, 6:25 PM

   Dashboard >> Tools >> Delete

   BUT once you delete a blog that name is gone forever even from you - it costs you nothing to just leave the blog site waiting for you to use it again in the future - or you can set the blog to Private and the nobody can see it unless you invite them in - we usually advise people not to delete a blog as it is gone forever - just setting a site site does no harm and who knows - maybe next year you will want to use the blog for something else

4. timethief
   Member
   Oct 30, 2011, 6:28 PM

   ~~auxclass
   Good morning. :)

5. buchstabenblog
   Member
   Nov 1, 2011, 8:58 AM

   I got another question: A while ago I founded my blog cupkacesmeetcouture, but in the meantime I changed my blogname. Nevertheless, my old blog still exists and I am unable to delete it. What shall I do now??

6. raincoaster
   Member
   Nov 1, 2011, 10:51 AM

   Give us the exact URL of the blog you want to delete.

7. cupcakesmeetcouture
   Member
   Nov 1, 2011, 11:19 AM

   It was cupcakesmeetcouture.wordpress.com, but I already got it.. Now wordpress says:, "the blog is no longer available" - so I think this means, wordpress deleted my blog, doesn't it?

8. auxclass
   Member
   Nov 1, 2011, 2:24 PM

   cupcakesmeetcouture.wordpress.com is no longer available.

   The authors have deleted this blog.

   You deleted the blog - the name is now gone forever, even from you.

9. daviddalexandru
   Member
   Nov 20, 2011, 4:11 PM

   I'm in the same situation. Why the name is gone forever even from me?

10. airodyssey
    Member
    Nov 20, 2011, 4:15 PM

    @daviddalexandru: The answer is in the links provided in timethief's initial response. This is something WordPress.com decided.

11. saurabhsofat
    Member
    Dec 1, 2011, 4:01 PM

    I was looking forward to create a new blog,, but wordpress said " The authors have deleted this blog "
    is there a way to register that blog or any other option ..??
    very much confused can anyone help me out.

12. auxclass
    Member
    Dec 1, 2011, 4:06 PM

    @saurabhsofat - did you bother to read the Posts above yours?

    http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/deleting-blog-7?replies=11#post-732970

13. timethief
    Member
    Dec 1, 2011, 6:17 PM

    I repeat:
    When a free hosted WordPress.com blog is deleted -- it's gone forever and the URL cannot be recycled and reused by anyone.

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