How to permanently delete a post?

[Bitweb_Core]

Qustion is how i can permanet delete post. thread ?

i was see there was

./launcher enter app
rails c
Post.find(THE_POST_ID).destroy

but no really undestand how find it id , and how to delete it compleate .

[JammyDodger]

You can permanently delete from the console, but there is now an easier option that will allow you to do it from the UI. You do need to enable a hidden site setting, but you can find the instructions here:

Enable setting to allow admins to permanently delete data

This is a guide on how to enable the setting for administrators to permanently delete data on a Discourse instance. Required user level: Admin As of v2026.4.0 Changelog | Discourse Releases the site setting to allow admins to permanently delete data is no longer a hidden site setting. To use this feature, enable the can permanently delete setting. However, please be aware of the risks involved with this feature — as the setting name suggests, if you permanen…

[Bitweb_Core]

is that will be enabled for all posts or that will be only like option ?
example “hide or delete”

[JammyDodger]

It adds an option to the post wrench:

There are a couple of safeguards too, and a bit more detailed info in this topic:

@nbianca

This feature was implemented under a hidden site setting because of how dangerous it can be, once a post is destroyed it cannot be recovered. As an additional protection mechanism, posts can be permanently deleted by the same administrator who deleted the post only after 5 minutes have passed OR by a different administrator immediately. If the post cannot be deleted because none of the preconditions were met, it will show an error message: