Removing or Deleting a Portlet

About Removing Portlets

When you remove a portlet from a page, the portlet no longer appears on the page. However, the portlet remains in the portal repository so that you can add it later.
You can remove portlets from your personal pages (pages that you created).
You cannot remove portlets from a shared page unless you are a content administrator for the group with which the page was shared. Shared pages are indicated by the word Shared, Default, or Persistent in the upper right corner.
If a portlet has been shared and appears on one of your personal pages, you can remove the shared portlet from the page. A shared portlet has the word Shared in the portlet title bar.
The following topics describe the methods used to remove portlets:

About Deleting Portlets

When you delete a portlet, the portlet is permanently deleted from the portal repository, and therefore it is not available for you to add later.
You can delete portlets that you created.
If a portlet has been shared, it can be deleted only by a content administrator for the group with which the portlet was shared. A shared portlet has the word Shared in the portlet title bar.
You can use the following methods to delete a portlet:

Remove or Delete a Portlet by Using the Remove Icon

To remove or delete a portlet by using the remove icon, follow these steps:
  1. Navigate to the page that contains the portlet that you want to remove or delete, and click the Remove icon the Remove icon is a square with an X inside in the portlet's title bar.
  2. On the Remove Portlet page, choose whether to remove the portlet from the page, or to remove and delete the portlet from the system permanently.
    Note: The choice to delete the portlet permanently appears only if you are authorized to delete the portlet. If a portlet has been shared with a group, then it can be deleted only by a group content administrator.
  3. A check box appears if both of the following are true:
    • you chose to remove and delete the portlet permanently
    • the portlet is a collection portlet that contains one or more content items that you are authorized to delete
    The check box has the following message:
    Delete the items below that are contained in the collection portlet.
    All of the portlet's items that you are authorized to delete are listed in the box, including content items that you created. If you are a content administrator for a group, then the list also includes content items that have been shared with the group.
    If you want to permanently delete all of the items that appear on the list, then click the check box. If you want these items to remain in the portal repository, then leave the check box blank.
    Note: If you want to delete only some of the items, then leave the check box blank and use the search tool to find and delete the items. See Using the Search Results Panel.
  4. Click OK.

Remove a Portlet by Using the Options Menu

To remove a portlet by using the Options menu:
  1. Navigate to the page that contains the portlet that you want to remove or delete, and click Optionsthen selectEdit Page Content.
  2. In the list of portlets on the Edit Page Content page, select the name of the portlet that you want to remove, and then click the Remove icon Remove icon .
    A message box appears and informs you that the portlet will be removed from your portal but not deleted permanently.
  3. Click OK.