{"id":2118,"date":"2025-10-23T10:50:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&p=2118"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:27:44","password":"","slug":"how-do-i-permanently-delete-a-recurring-campaign","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb\/how-do-i-permanently-delete-a-recurring-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I permanently delete a recurring campaign?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u26a0\ufe0f Warning:<\/strong> Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before You Delete, Consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Pausing Instead:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • Campaigns can be disabled\/paused<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • All settings preserved<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Can be resumed anytime<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Recommended for seasonal campaigns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      \u2705 Historical Data:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      1. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • Execution reports are preserved even after deletion<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Can still view past performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • But cannot restart the campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          How to Delete:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \n
          1. Go to Compose SMS \u2192 Recurring SMS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Find the campaign to delete<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Click the “Delete”<\/strong> button (trash icon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          4. Read the confirmation dialog carefully<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          5. Type confirmation if required<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          6. Click “Confirm Delete”<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          7. Campaign is removed from list<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            What Gets Deleted:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \u274c Campaign configuration
            \u274c Scheduled future executions
            \u274c Association with groups (groups themselves remain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            What’s Preserved:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \u2705 Historical execution reports
            \u2705 Transaction IDs
            \u2705 Credit usage history
            \u2705 Contact groups (not affected)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            When to Delete:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \u2705 Campaign is no longer needed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n
            • One-time promotional period ended<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Business model changed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Replacing with completely different campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              \u2705 Test campaigns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \n
              • Created for testing purposes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • No longer useful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                \u2705 Duplicate campaigns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \n
                • Created by mistake<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Redundant with another campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  When NOT to Delete:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \u274c Seasonal campaigns<\/strong> – Pause instead
                  \u274c Temporary budget constraints<\/strong> – Pause instead
                  \u274c Minor changes needed<\/strong> – Edit instead
                  \u274c Want to preserve exact settings<\/strong> – Pause instead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Alternative: Archive Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Instead of deleting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \n
                  1. Pause the campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  2. Update name: “[ARCHIVED] Original Name”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  3. Add note in description: “Archived on [date] – Reason”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  4. Keeps all settings for future reference<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    Bulk Delete:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Currently, you must delete campaigns one at a time. This prevents accidental mass deletion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Recovery:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    \u274c Once deleted, campaigns cannot be recovered
                    \u274c You’ll need to recreate from scratch
                    \u274c Support cannot restore deleted campaigns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Best Practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Take screenshots of settings before deleting, especially if you might want to recreate a similar campaign later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    \u26a0\ufe0f Warning: Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone! Before You Delete, Consider: \u2705 Pausing Instead: \u2705 Historical Data: How to Delete: What Gets Deleted: \u274c Campaign configuration\u274c Scheduled future executions\u274c Association with groups (groups themselves remain) What’s Preserved: \u2705 Historical execution reports\u2705 Transaction IDs\u2705 Credit usage history\u2705 Contact groups (not affected) When to Delete: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[1740],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2118","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-recurring-sms"],"year_month":"2026-07","word_count":263,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"admin","author_nicename":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Recurring SMS","term_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb-cat\/recurring-sms\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=2118"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=2118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}