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You may want to delete a resource from Clicklaw, if for example you have taken the resource off your own website. '''Please note that if you delete a resource, it will be completely removed from Clicklaw.'''
You may want to delete a resource from Clicklaw, if for example you have taken the resource off your own website. '''Please note that if you delete a resource, it will be completely removed from Clicklaw.''' Keep in mind that each resource is tracked using Google Analytics and we collect web traffic data over time, so avoid deleting a resource unless it really is no longer available.


# Log in as a Clicklaw contributor.
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# You will see a list of all your organization’s resources in that section. To delete your resource, click '''Delete '''under Actions.
# You will see a list of all your organization’s resources in that section. To delete your resource, click '''Delete '''under Actions.
#* Alternatively, you can click '''View/Edit''' to view the resource, and click on the '''Delete this resource''' button at the bottom.<br /><br />[[File:Deleting_resource_2.jpg | link=]]<br /><br />
#* Alternatively, you can click '''View/Edit''' to view the resource, and click on the '''Delete this resource''' button at the bottom.<br /><br />[[File:Deleting_resource_2.jpg | link=]]<br /><br />
# You will see a pop-up window asking you to add deletion notes. Explain why the resource will be deleted, because the Clicklaw editors will post the news based on your notes to the Clicklaw blog when appropriate. If you change your mind, you could still click '''Cancel''' and your resource will not be deleted.<br /><br />[[File:Deleting_resource_3.jpg | link=]]<br /><br />
# You will see a dialogue box asking you to send notes to Clicklaw Editors. Explain why the resource will be deleted, for example the publication is discontinued and has been taken off your own website, and then click '''Delete'''. This helps Clicklaw Editors stay better connected to what is happening with your resources. If you change your mind, you could still click '''Cancel''' and your resource will not be deleted.<br /><br />[[File:Deleting_resource_3.jpg | link=]]<br /><br />


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Latest revision as of 18:16, 27 August 2014

This is a help page for contributors or users.


You may want to delete a resource from Clicklaw, if for example you have taken the resource off your own website. Please note that if you delete a resource, it will be completely removed from Clicklaw. Keep in mind that each resource is tracked using Google Analytics and we collect web traffic data over time, so avoid deleting a resource unless it really is no longer available.

  1. Log in as a Clicklaw contributor.
  2. Click “edit resources” on the contributor homepage or in the left menu of the contributor site.
  3. Click the tab for the section of Clicklaw where the resource you wish to delete was originally published or saved as a draft.



  4. You will see a list of all your organization’s resources in that section. To delete your resource, click Delete under Actions.
    • Alternatively, you can click View/Edit to view the resource, and click on the Delete this resource button at the bottom.



  5. You will see a dialogue box asking you to send notes to Clicklaw Editors. Explain why the resource will be deleted, for example the publication is discontinued and has been taken off your own website, and then click Delete. This helps Clicklaw Editors stay better connected to what is happening with your resources. If you change your mind, you could still click Cancel and your resource will not be deleted.