How to Delete Pages and Blog Posts in Squarespace: A Complete Guide

How to Delete Pages and Blog Posts in Squarespace: A Complete Guide

By Michael Chen

December 1, 2024 at 01:28 AM

To temporarily or permanently remove content from your site:

Temporary Removal Options

For Pages:

  • Move to "Not Linked" section to keep accessible but remove from navigation
  • Disable the page to hide from visitors
  • Set as draft to unpublish temporarily

For Blog Posts:

  • Set back to draft status to unpublish temporarily

Permanent Deletion Process

To Delete a Page:

  1. Open Pages panel
  2. Click the trash can icon next to the page
  3. Confirm deletion

Yellow arrow indicates Products button

Yellow arrow indicates Products button

To Delete a Blog Post:

  1. Open Pages panel
  2. Navigate to blog page
  3. Click "..." next to post
  4. Select Delete
  5. Confirm deletion

Gear icon in Navigation dropdown menu

Gear icon in Navigation dropdown menu

Important Notes:

  • Deleted pages remain in trash for 30 days
  • Deleted posts stay in recycle bin for 30 days
  • Create URL redirects to prevent 404 errors
  • Deleting a store page removes all products
  • Deleting a dropdown removes all contained pages
  • Set new homepage before deleting current one

Empty Trash/Recycle Bin

  1. Open trash can/recycle bin icon
  2. Click "Empty Trash" or "Empty Recycle Bin"
  3. Confirm permanent deletion

Multiple Post Deletion Hold Ctrl (Command on Mac) while selecting posts, then click Delete.

Note: Once trash/recycle bin is emptied, content cannot be restored.

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