Discover - Deleting a News Article

We will cover how articles can be deleted and recovered using the trash can feature in the News application.

Deletion can be carried out from both the front-end and the back end of the system.

The below steps are outlined in the video above.

With the correct permissions, news articles can be deleted from the front-end of the News application.

1. Navigate to Application > News, and select the news article you wish to delete.

2. Click the Edit (pencil) icon.

Reminder: If you do not see the Edit option, please check with your administrator that you have the permission needed to do so.

3. Select Delete.

4. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion.

Click OK to confirm.

The news article will be deleted and no longer accessible from the front-end of the application.

When deleting a news article, the content will automatically moved to the Trash can where you can view all your previously deleted articles.

1. Navigate to Application > News.

2. Click on the Trash can icon to view all news articles that have been deleted from the front-end.

3. To restore a deleted article, check the article and use the Restore selected option.

Any articles that have been checked will be restored and viewable again from the front-end of the News application.

Reminder: Any deleted items that have been in the trash can for more than 30 days will be automatically deleted.

As a News application admin, news articles can be deleted from the admin side of the News application.

1. Navigate to Admin > News to view a list of all existing news articles.

2. Check the news you wish to delete.

3. Select Delete.

4. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion.

Click OK to confirm.

When deleting a news article, the content will automatically moved to the Trash can where you can view all your previously deleted articles.

1. Navigate to Application > News.

2. Click on the Trash can icon to view all news articles that have been deleted from the admin side.

3. Similar to the front-end trash can, check the article and use the Restore selected option.

Any articles that have been checked will be restored and placed in the original location.

Reminder: Any deleted items that have been in the trash can for more than 30 days will be automatically deleted.

News articles that are left in the Trash can for more than 30 days will be automatically deleted.

You can permanently delete a news article from your system before the 30-day timeframe, if you wish.

1. Head to the Trash can to permanently delete a news article.

2. Check the news you wish to delete and Delete completely.

Reminder: News articles deleted from the Trash cannot be recovered.

Deleting a News Article