Is it possible to delete something I shared and created a page from via intern? I don’t see a way of doing it. I tried deleting the thread but the page is still active. I think it’s likely important to have the ability to delete pages after you create them. Could I just email support or something?
Yes, contact support with the URL and your rabbithole email, someone will take care of it.
Why that button doesn’t exist (yet): The internet is forever. We can delete the source files, and the cached version of them will expire from CloudFront in ~ 24 hours… however, if the waybackmachine or google already indexed it - there isn’t much we can do.
I still think we need a delete button, but that’s why it didn’t get prioritized for the first release of intern 
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not a big deal… it was one of these “oh what does this do” moments
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Actually, there is a suggestion to prevent this issue: you just need to think about it in advance and take some precautions before publishing the content of something.
For example, to prevent search engines and services like the Wayback Machine from indexing or archiving your pages, you can use HTTP headers such as X-Robots-Tag: noindex, noarchive, nofollow, or configure your .htaccess file (for Apache servers) or your NGINX configuration to include the same directives. Alternatively, you can put the content behind authentication or a password, making it inaccessible to crawlers and unauthorized users.
Additionally, to prevent browsers and CDNs (like CloudFront) from keeping cached copies of your files, you can properly set the Cache-Control and Expires headers, or use cache-busting parameters in your URLs when updating files. These techniques won’t solve the problem if the content has already been indexed or archived, but they are very effective if implemented before publication.
In summary: there is a solution, but it needs to be planned and implemented before making the content public, because once it’s online, you can’t guarantee complete removal from all archives and search engines.
In short, a best practice is always to think ahead!
Taking preventive measures before publishing something is the only reliable way to avoid unwanted indexing or archiving. Once something is online, it’s almost impossible to guarantee complete removal from all platforms.
Planning ahead is the key!
That’s a good idea… I am sort of a button pusher and was just playing around so it was nothing critical just kinda like “What the hell does this do”
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