How To Unpublish Actions

How To Unpublish Actions

It's easy to edit Actions you've created so that you can keep them up to date, but sometimes it's easier to start from scratch or to get rid of the Action altogether, particularly if the content is time-limited. In this guide we'll go through the steps needed to unpublish your Actions, and redirect them to an alternative page.

How To Unpublish An Action

1. Head to your list of Actions, and find the Action you wish to unpublish. Then click on the link marked Manage with a cog icon.



2. On the next page you'll find a series of buttons. Click on the button marked Unpublish.



3. You won't receive a confirmation message, but when the page refreshes you'll see the STATUS field will have changed from LIVE to CURRENTLY IN DRAFT.


How To Unpublish & Redirect To Another Page

You can carry out these next steps at any point, but it's better to set the redirected link before unpublishing your Action.

1. From within your Action click on the Responses tab.



2. Locate the field  marked UNPUBLISHED REDIRECT LINK.



3. Enter the URL (web address), you'd like visitors to this Action to be sent to.
Important: If you can, avoid redirecting to another Action Network Action. If you unpublish and redirect that Action in future visitors may have difficult accessing it from this URL. Why not try setting up a page on your local party website where visitors can find the latest Actions?



4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on the button marked SAVE RESPONSES.



5. To check your redirection is working you can head to the original URL for your Action. If you want to see what happens you can head to the example Action used here at https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/give-us-your-money.

Unpublished Actions will still appear in your list of Actions. If you'd like to remove them check out this guide: How To Hide Reports, Actions & Emails.

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