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Delete a Page or Post

Last Updated June 2026

Consider carefully when removing content from your website:

  • Removing the content may affect Inbound links & Search indexing.
  • Compliance with Records Retention.

Deleting a Page or Post is a 2 step process:

  1. Decide if you can trash it or if you need a copy for records retention.
  2. Email the web team to remove it from the menu or if you have advanced editor access you can delete it from the menu.

Remove the Page or Post

If you move a Page of Post to the Trash it will be available for 30 days and then deleted permanently.

If it’s not already open, click the Settings Sidebar iconSettings Button to open the Page Settings (right-hand column). Click the Move to Trash button. You can see items in the Trash by going to Pages > All Pages > Trash.

Filters on the Pages page with a red box around the Trash link

If you need to keep a record of a page in order to comply with Records Retention, you should edit it and save it as a Draft. Click on the Status in the Page Settings Sidebar, select Draft and save the page.

Page Settings showing how to save as a draft

To make sure there are no broken links as a result of removing it, the Web team can run a broken links report for you.

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