How Do I Unpublish An Asset That No Longer Exists In The CMS?

In certain cases, you may find that a page or file exists on your live website that you wish to remove. If that page/file no longer exists in the CMS, you can take the following steps to remove it from your site:

• Navigate into the original folder path where the asset previously existed. If the folder path no longer exists, recreate the folder structure first.
• Create a new File with the same exact name and file extension as the file on the live web site. When doing this, you do not need to supply any file contents (this is essentially just a 'dummy/placeholder' file).
• After creating the File, right-click on it and select Unpublish. Alternatively, you can click More → Unpublish while viewing the File.
• In the dialog box that appears, check the Destinations that you wish to remove the File from.
• Click Unpublish.

At this point, the system will attempt to remove the file from the destination web server(s). After unpublishing completes, you can delete the dummy file you've created assuming you no longer need it.

Example

Let's say there is a page located at the following URL:

https://test.website.com/events/2026/02/party.html

Assuming the corresponding asset no longer exists in the CMS, you would:

• Navigate to the corresponding Site in the CMS.
• Drill down into (or recreate) the folder path  /events/2026/02.
• In that directory, create a new File asset named party.html.
• While viewing the File, click More → Unpublish.
• Select the Destination(s) from where the file should be removed.
• Click Unpublish.