Moving a WordPress post to Trash and restoring it

Check whether the post receives visitors, appears in menus or is linked from other pages. A removed public URL can return an error to readers and search engines. Where content has moved to a genuine replacement, plan an appropriate redirect through the site's supported redirect tool. Do not redirect every deleted article to an unrelated homepage.

1. Open Posts > All Posts and locate the exact article. Confirm its title, author and publication date if similar names exist.
2. Use the post's Trash action. If you are working inside the editor, use the available move-to-trash control in its settings.
3. Check the post list and public URL. Remove or replace links in navigation and other content where necessary.

Open the Trash view under Posts, locate the item and choose Restore. Review its current status, content and URL before making it public again. Check featured images and relevant links after restoration. Trash retention depends on the installation's configuration, so do not treat it as a permanent archive or a backup.

Delete Permanently and Empty Trash bypass the normal restore workflow. Take a suitable backup if you may need the content later. A database restore can also overwrite newer content, so restoring an entire site solely to recover one post needs careful planning.

If Trash is missing, your role may not allow deletion of that post. Ask an administrator to review permissions rather than sharing an administrator password. If a cached listing still shows the old title, clear that cache and verify the destination separately.

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