Delete

Key point: A permanent removal from PageSeeder; disabled by default.

By default, PageSeeder doesn’t allow users to delete anything permanently. Instead, the default removal mechanism in PageSeeder is archival. To better understand the rationale, see archive.

When fully enabled, deletion is restricted to specific roles and objects. We use the icon for actions that delete a comment or document permanently.

Enabling delete

Only administrators can enable permanent deletions by editing the global properties.

This cannot be enabled using the UI; the administrator must have access to the server file system to edit the global properties.

To allow managers to delete comments – add the delete-comments value to the managerEnable property.
To allow administrators to delete comments and/or documents – add the delete-comments and/or delete-documents value to the adminEnable property.

If these properties aren’t already defined in the global properties file, you can add them. Both properties allow comma-separated values, so if they already exist, you can add the values.

Once you have edited global properties on your server, you need to reload the server properties.

If both the delete-comments and delete-documents values are included in the adminEnable property, it enables administrators to delete groups and projects using:

Delete group in the Group maintenance page.
Delete project in the Project maintenance page.

For more information, see PageSeeder properties on the developer website.