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Delete a Page

Delete a Page

Prepare to Delete

Prior to deleting a page, content authors need to confirm that the page is not referenced by other items within the website. These references are done through content linking in the system.

In Content Editor:

  1. Select the page in the Content Tree.
  2. Click the Navigate tab in the navigation ribbon.
  3. Click Links in the Navigate tab to view a list of links to the page.
  4. If there are no items listed under “Items that refer to the selected item,” the page is not referenced in a separate page or component.
  5. If there are one or more items on the list, remove those references before proceeding.

Next, content authors must determine if the page is published:

  1. Put the full-page URL into a web browser. 
    1. If it loads, the page is published.
    2. If the page does not display and “Page not found” appears, the page is not published.

Delete the Page

To Delete an Unreferenced and Unpublished Page:

In Content Editor:

  1. Right-click the page in the Content Tree and select Delete.

To Delete a Published Page:

In Content Editor:

Method 1: Unpublish and delete

  1. Select the page in the Content Tree, select the Publish tab on the Navigation Ribbon and click Change.
  2. Uncheck the “Publishable” checkbox and click OK to save.
  3. Publish the page to remove it from the web server.
  4. Delete the page by right-clicking it in the Content Tree and choosing Delete in the pop-up menu or using the Delete button in the Home ribbon.

Method 2: Delete page and publish parent page

  1. Delete the page by right-clicking it in the Content Tree and choosing Delete in the pop-up menu or using the Delete button in the Home ribbon.
  2. Once the page is deleted, publish the parent page.

 

Note: It is a best practice when deleting a page to add a redirect link. This helps visitors who bookmarked the link or accessed the page from a link on another website get to helpful digital destination. 

 

Documentation updated: July 1, 2025

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