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  markroffeyphotography · Member · Mar 23, 2016 at 7:34 pm

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  I had created an account sometime back a few years ago

  https://wagaboutdws.wordpress.com

  I can’t seem to find it and how to get back into it to revive and redesign it.

  Thank you in advance.

  I can be reached at email: (email visible only to moderators and staff)

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Mar 23, 2016 at 7:37 pm

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  Hi there,
  Note this profile https://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/wagaboutdws

  Every WordPress.COM blog has a sole owner. It is the person with the WordPress.COM username account who registered the blog under that username account and a single associated email address, and who is the original Admin of the blogs registered under that username account. You have to contact the site’s actual owner and have them transfer the blog to your username account.

  You have to be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard. The Admin login link to the dashboard for every blog hosted by wordpress.COM is:

  http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/

  * You will have to replace “name_of_blog” with the actual blog’s name in that URL.

  There is a single email address that can be used on only one username account and not on any others, regardless of how many blogs are registered under that username account. The blog’s owner can change the relevant email address on their accounts page at https://wordpress.com/me/account

  For Issues Changing your Email Address see https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-address/#issues-changing-your-email-address

  Also, consult these guides:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-address/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-notifications/gmail-issues/

  This support doc https://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/ covers how the blog’s owner can change or reset their account password, and keeping their WordPress.com account (and other online services) secure. See also Selecting a Strong Password https://en.support.wordpress.com/selecting-a-strong-password/

  After the blog’s owner logs in clicking this link should display all blogs registered under the same username account, including the hidden ones: https://dashboard.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php?page=my-blogs&show=hidden

  If you do not see the blog here http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/ then you need to follow this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/#my-blogs-dashboard-visibility

  If the log-in information is lost you need to visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

  If you check each and every possible email address and account and are not successful gaining access to the blog(s) then the blog’s owner must complete the form for account recovery at this link https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recovery and submit it to the Account Recovery Staff, and provide proof ownership, so they can contact you by email ie. not on these public support forums, which are available to everyone with internet access.

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  coreyspelman · Member · Mar 24, 2016 at 12:52 am

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  Hi,

  I have two pages and I am trying to access an old page but keep getting ‘user cannot access the dashboard requested’. It is odd because everything looks correct and when I ask for an invite for access the names are correct, the ‘Your Sites’ is my site and when I click to view dashboard it takes me to the right place.

  Thanks for your help.

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