Delete drafts, scheduled posts, and published posts
Local deletion versus deletion through a platform API, retained MediaFox history/statistics, immutable action warning, and unsupported-platform behavior. Requires post edit access.
Overview
Local deletion versus deletion through a platform API, retained MediaFox history/statistics, immutable action warning, and unsupported-platform behavior. Requires post edit access. Follow the steps below in order, then verify the result before moving on. The calendar and post details show when content is planned, its review and publishing state, and the actions still available.
Before you begin
Open this workflow with the account and organization that own the relevant data. MediaFox evaluates access at the time of each action, so a visible page does not always mean every control is editable.
If you are following this guide with a teammate, agree on the organization, page selection, date range, and intended result before either person saves changes.
- Sign in and select the organization that owns the pages, content, users, or settings involved.
- Open Calendar in the organization navigation and clear unrelated filters before you begin.
How to delete drafts, scheduled posts, and published posts
Work through the controls from top to bottom. Keep the current organization visible in the navigation and review inherited or existing values before replacing them.
- Open the correct workspace
Sign in to MediaFox, select the organization you want to work in, and open Calendar in the organization navigation.
- Verify the destructive target
Open the exact item, review its identifiers and dependencies, and make sure you intend to delete drafts, scheduled posts, and published posts.
- Local deletion versus deletion through a platform
Review local deletion versus deletion through a platform API and choose the value that matches your intended result.
- Retained MediaFox history/statistics
Review retained MediaFox history/statistics and choose the value that matches your intended result.
- Immutable action warning
Review immutable action warning and choose the value that matches your intended result.
- Unsupported-platform behavior
Review unsupported-platform behavior and choose the value that matches your intended result.
- Review and confirm
Read any validation, permission, or confirmation message before saving. Continue only when the selected organization, pages, dates, and settings are correct for “Delete drafts, scheduled posts, and published posts”.
Check the result
The task is complete when the post appears on the correct date with the expected state and schedule. Reopen the item or refresh the list once to make sure the saved state is not only local to the current form.
For publishing, moderation, imports, exports, or background processing, also check the resulting lifecycle or activity state. A successful save can still be followed by platform processing, collection, or review.
- Confirm the organization, page, item, and date or timezone shown in the result.
- Look for a success message, updated status badge, activity entry, or changed timestamp.
- Keep the item ID or public URL when another teammate needs to verify the result.
Troubleshooting
If the result is missing or an action is unavailable, do not assume the data was lost. MediaFox can hide controls because of role, page access, organization allowlists, add-ons, lifecycle state, or an external platform limitation.
- Clear calendar filters and confirm the visible date range, timezone, page, platform, and post state.
- Open post details to review warnings, approval state, and platform publishing results.
- Refresh after a move, review action, or background publish if the calendar has not updated yet.
Availability and access
Availability depends on your organization access and assigned permissions.