Wiki source code of Deleted Pages

Last modified by Eleni Cojocariu on 2026/03/19 08:12

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1 If a Page has been [[deleted>>xwiki:documentation.xs.admin.base.page.all-wiki-pages.delete-pages.WebHome]], there are some cases it can still be accessed. For example, if a [[parent Page>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.nested-pages.relations.WebHome]] has been deleted, but it still contains at least one child Page that is not deleted, then:
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3 * The deleted parent Page will still appear in the [[Navigation Panel>>extensions:Extension.Panels Application||anchor="HNavigationPanel"]], in order to preserve the hierarchy and allow access to its existing children.
4 * However, when a deleted Page is accessed, the following will be displayed:
5 {{image reference="deleted-parent-page.png" size="extra" alt="The deleted page when accessed"/}}
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7 As the instructions on the Page indicate, you can either [[edit the page>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.edit-page.WebHome]] to [[create it>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.create-page.WebHome]], or view the recycle bin entries associated with that Page:
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9 * Clicking on the "Deleted Batch Id" allows you to restore the entire [[batch>>xwiki:documentation.xs.user.base.page.refactoring-operations-pages.delete-page.deletion-wizard.WebHome]], if the Page was deleted together with other Pages.
10 * Alternatively, you can restore the Page, or if you are an administrator, you can [[permanently delete it>>xwiki:documentation.xs.admin.base.page.all-wiki-pages.delete-pages.WebHome]], using the options available under the "Actions" column.

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