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Unwanted entries are not deleted immediately. Instead, these entries are moved to the Trash<\/strong>. An entry can only be permanently deleted after it has been moved to the Trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The website admin is responsible for “emptying” the Entry Trash\u2014it is not<\/strong>\u00a0deleted by any automated means . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See this article<\/a> for information on trash and other actions you can perform on entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important Note:<\/strong> When an entry is permanently deleted, all files associated with this entry will also be immediately deleted<\/span>. There is no way to recover a permanently deleted entry. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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