Wix Blog: Unpublishing and Deleting Blog Posts
Wix Blog offers the tools you need to manage your posts effectively. Whether you want to temporarily hide a post, or remove it completely, you have the option to:
Unpublish a blog post: temporarily removing it from your live blog while keeping it saved.
Delete a blog post: to move it to the trash, where you can restore it later if needed.
Permanently delete a blog post: to fully delete it from your account without recovery options.
Unpublishing a blog post
Unpublishing a blog post removes it from your site while keeping the content saved for future updates. For example, you can unpublish an announcement or update an old article without losing your work until it’s ready to go live again.
Dashboard
Go to Blog in your site's dashboard.
Click the More actions icon
next to the relevant post.
Click Revert to draft.
Click Revert to Draft to confirm.
Wix app
Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage
at the bottom.
Tap Blog.
Tap Posts.
Tap the More Actions icon
next to the relevant post.
Tap Revert to draft.
Tap Revert to confirm.
Deleting a blog post
Send a blog post to the trash to temporarily remove it from your site. Posts in the trash can be restored at any time, so you don’t lose your content if you change your mind.
Dashboard
Go to Posts in your site's dashboard.
Click the More actions icon
next to the relevant post.
Click Move to trash.
Click Move to Trash to confirm.
Wix app
Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage
at the bottom.
Tap Blog.
Tap Posts.
Tap the More Actions icon
next to the relevant post.
Tap Move to trash.
Tap Move.
Permanently deleting a blog post
Permanently deleting a blog post removes it entirely from your site and trash, with no way to recover it. Only choose this option if you’re certain you won’t need the post again.
Dashboard
Go to Posts in your site's dashboard.
Click Trash.
Click the Delete icon
next to the relevant post.
Click Delete to confirm.
Wix app
Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage
at the bottom.
Tap Blog.
Tap the Trash tab at the top right.
Tap the More actions icon
next to the relevant post.
Tap Delete.
Tap Delete to confirm.
FAQs
Click a question below to learn more about unpublishing and deleting blog posts.
What happens when I unpublish a blog post?
Unpublishing a blog post reverts it to draft, which means it no longer appears on your blog or in your search results and site visitors cannot view it.
Can I republish a post later?
Yes. You can republish the post at any time by selecting it from your Drafts tab and choosing the option to publish it again.
To publish a draft:
Go to Blog in your site's dashboard.
Click the Posts tab in the panel on the left.
Click the Drafts tab.
Click the More actions icon
next to the relevant post.
Click Publish post.
Click Publish.
Can I restore a post from Trash?
Yes. You can restore a post in Trash to draft.
To restore a post to draft:
Go to Posts in your site's dashboard.
Click Trash.
Click Restore next to the relevant post.
What happens to the views and comments on a blog post when I unpublish it?
When you unpublish a post, the views, likes and comments associated with the post are no longer accessible.
Can I delete posts from my live site?
Yes. You can delete posts from your live site (while logged in as admin) or while in preview mode. Posts deleted this way are permanently deleted.
To delete posts from your live site:
Log in to your live site using the email address associated with your Wix account.
Go to your blog.
Click the More actions icon
next to the relevant post.
Click Move to Trash.
Click Move to Trash to confirm.
