What Happens When You Delete a WordPress Post?

Deleting a WordPress post is a simple process, but there are consequences to consider. In most cases, deleting a post will remove it from the public view but it will not delete it from the WordPress database.

This means that anyone who has access to the WordPress database (for example, through a WordPress plugin) can still see and edit the post.

If you want to delete a post permanently, you’ll need to use the WordPress deletion function. This will delete the post from the database and also remove it from the public view.

Note that this will not delete the post from any external storage systems (such as Google Drive or FTP servers) that you may have linked to your WordPress site.

If you’ve made any changes to a post that you want to keep, you’ll need to update the post’s title and content before you can delete it. Otherwise, WordPress will keep a record of the original post’s title and content and will not allow you to delete it.