Admin Deleting Posts

[mattdm (Matthew Miller)]

Yes. Previously, they could just be hidden, but now they can be permanently removed. See a guide on how it works over at Introducing permanently delete post functionality

Introducing permanently delete post functionality

When a post is deleted in Discourse, we perform a soft-delete. This means that post is still present in the database in case an administrator wants to recover it later. A soft-delete is not sufficient when the deleted post contains sensitive information and must be pruned from the database completely. For those situations, we are introducing the ability to permanently delete a post. [image] To use this feature, enable the can permanently delete setting. However, please be aware of the risks i…