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# Trash A Page | Website Manual

**Trash A Page**

Moving a page to the Trash takes it off your site without deleting it straight away.

Coming soon

We are recording a new video for this one.

## Before you finish

Tick them off as you go.

**Not seeing your change?**

Your browser may be showing a copy it saved earlier. Open the page in a private window, or press Ctrl + F5 to reload it fresh (Cmd + Shift + R on a Mac).

If your site has a caching plugin, clear its cache too. There is usually a button for it in the bar along the top of the dashboard. Still the old version after a few minutes? Ask whoever looks after your site to clear the server cache.

### Good to know

Moving a page to the Trash takes it off your site without deleting it straight away. Use it for pages you no longer need, like an old promotion or a service you have stopped offering.

By default WordPress keeps trashed items for 30 days and then deletes them for good. Menu links and links from other pages that pointed to the trashed page will lead to an error page, so update those as well.

### Up next

- [Add New Page51 sec](/wordpress/add-new-page/)
- [Trash A PagePlaying](/wordpress/trash-a-page/)
- [Restore A PageComing soon](/wordpress/restore-a-page/)
- [Change Your PasswordComing soon](/wordpress/change-your-password/)
- [Editor OverviewComing soon](/wordpress/editor-overview/)

MerlinFX client? [Ask for this task recorded on your own site](https://www.websitemanual.com.au/request-a-recording/?video=trash-a-page#request).

### You moved the page. Can people still find it?

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