How to Delete a Page in Confluence

Navigate to the space containing the page

Go to the Confluence home page and locate the Spaces section at the top of the screen. Click on the space where the page you want to delete resides (for example, "rcv demo").

Open the page you want to delete

Once inside the selected space, view the list of pages in the left sidebar. Identify the page you want to delete (for example, "File lists") and click on its name to open it.

Open the "More actions" menu

With the page open, look to the top right corner for the three-dot More actions button. Click it to open the dropdown menu, which shows the Delete option along with an Archive option if you'd prefer to archive the page instead.

Click Delete

In the dropdown menu, click Delete to start the deletion process.

Review the delete confirmation dialog

A Delete Page confirmation dialog appears with several warnings you should read carefully:

• "Removing a page moves it into the trash can. You can speak to your space administrator to have it recovered."
• "There are 0 incoming link(s) to this page. These links will be broken when this page is deleted."
• "This page is a child page of page rcv demo/rcv demo."

This dialog tells you whether other pages link to the one you're deleting. If the incoming link count is greater than zero, deleting the page will break those links, so double-check this before proceeding.

Confirm the deletion

Click OK in the confirmation dialog to move the page to the trash. The page is removed from the space but is not yet permanently deleted—it sits in the trash until it's restored or purged.

Verify the page is removed from the sidebar

After deletion, check the left sidebar in your Confluence space. The deleted page (for example, "File lists") should no longer appear in the page list.

At this point, the page is in the trash and can still be restored by a space administrator. To remove it for good, you need to empty the trash from the space settings, as described below.

Open Space Settings

In your Confluence space, locate the left sidebar and click Space Settings.

Open Content Tools and the Trash tab

In the Space Settings menu, select the Content Tools tab at the top, then click the Trash tab. This tab lists all deleted pages, blog posts, and attachments currently in the trash.

Locate the deleted page in the trash

Find the page you want to permanently delete (for example, "File lists"). In the "Operations" column, you'll see options to Restore or Purge the page.

Restore a page if deleted by mistake (optional)

If you deleted the page by mistake, click Restore next to the page name. The page returns to its original location in the page hierarchy. Use this option whenever you need to recover an accidentally deleted page.

Permanently delete (purge) the page

To permanently delete the page, click Purge next to its name. If you want to remove everything in the trash at once, click Purge All at the top instead.

Confirm the permanent deletion

A confirmation dialog appears: "This will delete all 1 items permanently. Do you wish to continue?" Click OK to confirm. Once purged, the page cannot be restored.

Verify the trash is empty

Navigate back to Space Settings > Content Tools > Trash tab. Confirm that the message "There are currently no items in the trash." appears under the Title (Space) column. This confirms that all deleted pages, blog posts, and attachments have been either restored or permanently purged.