Wix Owner App: Deleting or Restoring a Site
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You can delete sites that you're not using, directly from the Wix Owner app. Once you delete a site, it becomes unpublished and you can no longer edit it. If you decide you need it again, you can restore it within 90 days. After 90 days, your site will be permanently deleted.
In this article, learn how to:
Deleting a site
When removing a site from the Wix owner app, you have several options – hide it from the site list, move it to the trash folder or permanently delete it. Once a site is permanently deleted, you cannot restore it.
Once you move a site to the trash folder, you can restore it within 90 days. If you do not restore your site within 90 days, it will be permanently deleted.
To delete a site:
- Go to your site in the Wix Owner app.
- Tap the drop-down at the top of the screen to open the site list.
- Tap the More Actions icon at the top right.
- Tap Edit site list.
- Tap the More Actions icon next to the relevant site.
- Choose to hide the site from your site list or move your site to the trash:
- Hide from list: Your site will no longer be visible from the site list drop-down.
- Move your site to the trash: Your site remains in the trash and you can decide to permanently delete it or restore it.
- Tap Move to trash.
- Tap Move to Trash to confirm.
- Permanently delete a site: When you permanently delete a site, all site and member data will be erased and you cannot restore it.
- Tap Trash at the top.
- Tap the More Actions icon next to the site you want to delete.
- Tap Delete.
- Tap Yes, delete to confirm.
Restoring a site from the trash
If you change your mind and want to restore a deleted site, you can do so from the site list.
Note:
It is not possible to restore a site you permanently deleted.
To restore a site from the trash:
- Go to your site in the Wix Owner app.
- Tap the drop-down at the top of the screen to open the site list.
- Tap the More Actions icon at the top right.
- Tap Edit site list.
- Tap Trash.
- Tap the More Actions icon next to the site you want to restore.
- Tap Restore.
- Tap Restore to confirm.
Note: Once you restore a site, it is moved back to your site list and remains unpublished until you publish it again.
FAQs
Click a question below to learn more about deleting or restoring your site on the Wix Owner app.
Can site visitors still view my site if I move it to the trash folder?
Will my site always be available to restore from the trash folder?
Why can't I move my Premium site to trash?
How can I permanently delete my information from the Wix databases?
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