Removing website and blog server connections

You can remove Contribute website and blog server connections when they are not needed. Removing a Contribute connection does not remove the website or blog server; it removes only the website or blog server connection information.

The process for removing a website can differ slightly, depending on whether the website uses CPS.

Tip: For information about removing unpublished drafts from a disabled website or blog, see Removing unpublished drafts in a disabled website or blog.

To remove a website or blog server connection:

  1. Close any open drafts for the website or blogs hosted by the blog server you are removing.

    Contribute does not remove a connection to a website or blog in which you're editing pages.

  2. Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh).

    The My Connections dialog box appears.

  3. Select a website or blog server from the list of connections.
  4. Click Remove.

    Contribute removes the website or blog server connection from the My Connections dialog box. All blogs hosted by the deleted blog server are also deleted.

To remove a website connection for a website that CPS manages:

  1. Close any open drafts for the website you are removing.

    Contribute does not remove a connection to a website in which you're editing pages.

  2. Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh).

    The My Connections dialog box appears.

  3. Select a website from the list of connections.
  4. Click Administer

    The Administer Website dialog box appears.

  5. Select Administration from the category list on the left.
  6. Click Remove Administration button.

    A confirmation dialog box appears.

  7. Click Yes to continue.

    Contribute removes the connection information and administrative settings file (including user roles and website permissions) associated with this website. Users who were connected to this website cannot connect.

    Tip: If users need to connect to this website, you need to create a connection and recreate roles and reset permissions. Then, send connection keys with new connection information to users.

  8. Click Close to close the Administer Website dialog box.

    In the My Connections dialog box, the website connection no longer appears in your list of connections.

    Note: Contribute also removes the website connection should from the Websites list in the CPS Console. The next time you log in to the console, the website will not be on your list. If the website still appears in the list, click the Delete button in the console to remove the website.

  9. Click Close to close the My Connections dialog box.

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