---
title: "Delete a topic"
slug: "delete-a-topic"
tags: ["Totara Engage", "How-to", "Site Administrator"]
updated: 2022-10-19T12:43:55Z
published: 2022-10-19T12:43:55Z
canonical: "totara.help/delete-a-topic"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete a topic

You can see the [topics](/17/docs/what-are-topics) on your site and delete topics by going to the **Manage topics** page.

1. Go to the **Manage topics** page, either by searching from the quick-access menu or by going to **[yoursite]/totara/topic/index.php**.
2. Click the bin icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1632844925688.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A59%3A04Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A59%3A04Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=MuzipKhJFoAmuEbX77lgaDr99LY2QihnBvqNSp6l2yc%3D)) in the **Actions** column next to the topic you want to delete.

When you delete a topic you cannot recover it, so don’t delete topics unless you're sure you want to permanently delete them. If a topic is deleted then any resources or playlists assigned to that topic will be removed from it, but will still exist on the site. As a Site Administrator you should email your users to notify them about any deprecated topics, and ask them to review their resources and playlists to assign new topics as required.

## Next steps

- [Add a topic](/17/docs/add-a-topic)
- [Review topic usage](/17/docs/review-topic-usage)

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