[Mobile App] [screenshots] How to delete a post or page

[estelaris]

Article: #788 (comment)

Content review

• Add instructions for Android

Screenshots

Please take Screenshots from the Mobile App. Download here: https://wordpress.org/mobile/

• iOS
• Android

General

• Make sure all screenshots are relevant to the latest version
• Make sure videos, if any, are up to date
• Add ALT tags for the images
• Make sure the headings are in sentence case
• Update the changelog at the end of the article

[github-actions]

Heads up @WordPress/docs-issues-coordinators, we have a new issue open. Time to use 'em labels.

[charisseannt]

/assign

[github-actions]

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If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask them in our #docs Slack channel.
Enjoy and happy contributing ❤️

[samxmunoz]

Here are the iOS Screenshots + associated ALT text to copy + paste

ALT: WordPress Mobile App screenshot of Posts. A blue rectangle highlights the 3 dots icon for a post's settings. A blue arrow points to the "Move to trash" option in the pop-up menu.

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ALT: WordPress Mobile App screenshot of Posts. A pop-up is shown asking "Trash this post?" with subtext "Are you sure you to want to trash this post?". Two options are shown - "Cancel" in blue text or "Move to Trash" in red text. A blue rectangle outlines the "Move to Trash" option.

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ALT: WordPress Mobile App screenshot of Posts under the "Trash" setting. A blue rectangle highlights the 3 dots icon for a post's options. A blue arrow points to "Delete permanently" on the pop-up menu. There is a notice in black at the bottom of the screen that says "Post moved to trash".

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ALT: WordPress Mobile App screenshot of Pages. A blue rectangle highlights the 3 dots icon for a page's settings. A blue arrow points to the "Move to trash" option in the pop-up menu.

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ALT: WordPress Mobile App screenshot of Pages under the "Trash" setting. A blue rectangle highlights the 3 dots icon for a page's options. A blue arrow points to "Delete permanently" on the pop-up menu. There is a notice in black at the bottom of the screen that says "Page moved to trash".

[Zebedeu]

ALT: WordPress Mobile App screenshot of Pages. This image shows a WordPress post management screen with two highlighted areas. The blue rectangle highlights the three vertical dots that open the options menu. The red rectangle highlights the "Trash" option within the menu, which is used to delete the post.

[Zebedeu]

ALT: WordPress Mobile App screenshot of Pages under the "Trash" setting: This image shows a WordPress post management screen with two highlighted areas. The blue rectangle highlights the three vertical dots that open the options menu. The red rectangle highlights the "Delete Permanently" option within the menu, which is used to permanently delete the post.

[Zebedeu]

ALT: This image shows a confirmation dialog box that appears after selecting the "Delete Permanently" option from the previous image. The red rectangle highlights the "DELETE" button, which confirms the permanent deletion of the post.

[Zebedeu]

ALT: The image shows a confirmation dialog box with a red band highlighting the text "Post is being trashed". This message appears after selecting the option to delete or send a blog post to the trash permanently.

[Zebedeu]

Instructions to Permanently Delete a Post on the WordPress Mobile App:

1. You can move a post or page to Trash directly from My Site → Posts or My Site → Pages.

2. Locate the post you wish to delete and tap on the three vertical dots to open the options menu.

3. Select the "Trash" option to send the post to the trash.

4. To permanently delete the post, navigate to the "Trash" section within the app.

5. Within the trash, tap again on the three vertical dots next to the post you wish to permanently delete.

6. Select the "Delete Permanently" option from the options menu.

7. A confirmation message may appear, confirming that the post will be permanently deleted. Confirm this action.

[HikerWalker]

/assign

[github-actions]

Hey @HikerWalker, this issue is already assigned to @Zebedeu.
A maintainer can also add you to the list of assignees or swap you with the current assignee. Or you can take a look at other unassigned issues we have.

[HikerWalker]

Here are the Android screenshots to copy into the article:

ALT: WordPress Mobile App (Android) screenshot landing page. A blue rectangle highlights the Posts option.

ALT: WordPress Mobile App (Android) screenshot of saved posts. A blue rectangle highlights the elipsis to tap for the option to delete a post.

ALT: WordPress Mobile App (Android) screenshot of menu options. A blue rectangle highlights the Trash icon to delete a post. After tapping Trash, the system will delete the post from the posts queue.

ALT: WordPress Mobile App (Android) screenshot of options for managing trashed posts. Blue rectangle highlights the Delete Permanently option and the Move to Drafts option for trashed post.

ALT: WordPress Mobile App (Android) screenshot of delete post confirmation. A blue rectangle highlights the Delete option and the Cancel option.

[HikerWalker]

Android steps

You can delete posts from the Published, Drafts, or Scheduled tabs. To delete a post, perform these steps:

1. On the landing page of the WordPress Mobile app, tap Posts.
2. In the row of the appropriate post, tap the ellipsis.
3. Tap Trash. The deleted post appears on the Trashed tab.
4. Do one of the following:

• Leave the post on the Trashed tab.
• To remove the post from the Trashed tab, tap Move to Draft.
• To permanently delete the post, tap Delete Permanently.