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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…

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…