Deleting a form in the Edlio CMS does not permanently erase it immediately. Deleted forms are placed into a protected archive where administrators can review, restore, or permanently purge them.
How to access deleted forms
In the CMS sidebar, navigate to Forms.
In the upper-right corner of the Forms Manager, click the View Deleted Forms button.
The Deleted Forms table displays all archived forms along with their Deleted On timestamp, Deleted By user, and original Creator.
Restoring a form
Locate the deleted form in the Deleted Forms table (use the Search Deleted Forms input if needed).
Click the ellipsis (···) action menu icon on the far right of the row.
Select Restore.
The form and all its historical submission responses are immediately restored to the active Forms Manager list.
💡 Best-Practice Adoption Tip: Close Instead of Delete for Record Retention
If a form is no longer accepting responses but you need to retain historical records for audit compliance, do not delete the form. Instead, open the form settings and change the status from Open to Closed. This prevents new public submissions while keeping response data and sales summaries immediately accessible in your active dashboard.
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