Delete communities that you own
If a community no longer has a purpose or is inactive, you might want to delete it.
You must be a community owner to delete a community. Ensure the community is not being used by any of the members before you delete it. When you delete a community, the community and all data associated with it is moved to a trash area. Provided it is not purged from trash later, we can restore the community.
A community and all its associated data and widgets are permanently purged from trash after a period.
In addition, check if any applications are associated with the community. community blogs, files, activities, and wikis are automatically deleted when we delete the associated community. When you delete a community, any subcommunities that are part of the community are also deleted.
To delete a community, take the following steps. Be sure entered the correct case of any characters entered.
- From the I'm an Owner view, open the community to delete. If we are not already logged in, we are prompted to do so.
- Select Community Actions > Delete Community.
- Name of the community in the Confirm community name field.
- Name in the Sign with the name field. and click OK.
- If we change the mind about deleting a community before it is purged, take the following steps:
- Click Trash in the side menu bar. Any communities that are scheduled to be purged are shown.
- Click Restore next to the community to restore. The community reappears in the I'm an Owner view.
Only community owners can see communities in trash and restore communities from trash.
Parent topic:
Manage the communities