Shutdown a blog after some one has passed away

  • I have a dear friend that passed away and their family would like to shutdown their blog. Can some one please help me with who we can contact to begin this process? We will provide any needed documentation. They were a very private person and only a few people knew about this blog, but in the event of their death many people are now privy to personal information they never would have shared. Any help you could provide would be very appreciated.

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  • Sorry to hear about that. www.ads-software.com (here) only offers free software and these help forums, but doesn’t control any actual sites.

    If the blog is hosted by WordPress.COM – you will need to visit the .COM forums here: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/. WordPress.COM and www.ads-software.com are not actually the same – but obviously can be a bit confusing! You should be able to tell if the site is on WordPress.COM by looking at the bottom of any of the pages – it will say WordPress.COM.

    If the site is not on WordPress.COM, then you would need to contact the hosting company – you can find out who that is by using a site like https://whois.com.

    Thread Starter keshabush

    (@keshabush)

    Thank you so much for responding so quickly! I just checked and it is wordpress.com so I will follow your directions to the other site. I really appreciate your help.

    Ah good, well, I mean good, in that it will be much easier to get this done with WordPress.COM than trying to deal with a hosting company. They have lots of helpful volunteers and staff over there. You’re welcome and condolences to all involved.

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