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Deleting a Content Type

You cannot delete a content type while it still holds items. Empty it first, then delete it. Archived items count as items.

beginner3 min readUpdated For portal users

Deleting a Content Type

You cannot delete a content type while it still holds items. Vivreal stops you and says:

Delete the items inside this first.

That is deliberate. It means the feared version of this, where a part of your site suddenly goes blank because a list vanished underneath it, cannot happen by accident.

So deleting a content type is a two step job: empty it, then delete it.

1. Empty the content type

Open Content, find the content type you want to remove, and open its Items. Delete the items inside it, or move anything you want to keep somewhere else first.

Archiving is not the same as emptying

An archived item is still an item, and it still blocks the delete. If you have archived everything inside a content type and Vivreal still says "Delete the items inside this first", archived items are why. They have to be deleted, not archived.

2. Delete the content type

With nothing left inside it, open the content type again and choose Delete. Vivreal confirms with:

Content type deleted

If you are not sure you want to lose it

You do not have to delete a content type to stop using it. Leaving it in place costs you nothing beyond the items it holds counting toward your plan's entries, and it means you can pick it back up later with everything still in it. Usage Tracking shows where your entries stand.

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