Is there any way an admin can override soft-deletes on a case-by-case basis, or is setting Permanent deletes in the console our only option (server admin is on holiday) We’re prototyping and the pink remnants are distracting. TIA

Hello Shoq, Is this what you’re looking for? [image] Introducing permanently delete post functionality megaphoneAnnouncements 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 admin…

Thank you, but no. That requires Console access which I don’t have until my server admin returns on Monday. I was hoping to find another way.

What remnants are you talking about? Can you post a screenshot? If it’s this (tho it’s not pink): [The image is a screenshot of a comment under the username "Canapin" with the word "test" next to it. (Captioned by AI)] This can be hidden with CSS if you have access to themes: .gap { display…

Figured it out. The “Permanently Delete” is under a different wrench menu than what I was looking at. The entities are confusing for we newbies sometimes. I have lots of that. Thank you for the assistance :slight_smile:

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Canapin (Coin-coin le Canapin) Mars 7, 2025, 7:23 3

Bonjour Shoq,

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