--- title: "Delete a Beacon" slug: "delete-beacons" updated: 2026-08-13T15:54:02Z published: 2026-08-13T15:54:02Z canonical: "support.whatfix.com/delete-beacons" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.whatfix.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Delete a Beacon Whatfix enables you to delete Beacons that are no longer useful to you. **Note**: - You can only delete Whatfix content and widgets in the Draft and Ready stages. - When a copy of your content in Draft or Ready also exists in Production, deleting the Draft or Ready version does not affect the content in Production. > [!NOTE] > Info: > > To delete one or more Beacons in Production, [remove the Beacon Segment from Production](/studio/docs/disable-a-beacon-segment), and then follow the steps in this article. Expand the following accordions for more details: **Delete one or more Beacons from a Beacon Collection in the Content section** Use the following steps to delete a Beacon: 1. On the Whatfix Guidance dashboard, click **Content**. ![ia_left_nav_content](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/ia_left_nav_content.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 2. Click **Beacons**. ![ia_left%20nav_beacons](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/ia_left%20nav_beacons.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 3. Hover your cursor over the Beacon collection you want to edit, and then click the **Edit** icon. ![db_beacon_edit](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/db_beacon_edit.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 1. Go to the Beacon you want to delete from the collection, and then click the **Delete** icon. ![delete button](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/delete%20button.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 2. On the confirmation dialog-box, click **Delete**. ![Delete dialog box for beacon](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Delete%20dialog%20box_beacon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 3. Click **Save**. ![click save](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Dashboard_Launcher_Save.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 4. Repeat steps 1 to 6 to delete another Beacon from your Beacon Collection. **Delete a Beacon Segment from the Widget section** Use the following steps to delete a Beacon segment: 1. On the Whatfix Guidance dashboard, click **Widgets**. ![ia_left_nav_widgets](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/ia_left_nav_widgets.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 2. Click **Beacons**. ![ia_widget_beacons](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/ia_widget_beacons.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 1. Hover your cursor over the Beacon collection you want to delete, and then click the **More** icon. ![becons_click_more_icon](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/becons_click_more_icon.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 2. Click **Delete**. ![beacons_click_more_delete](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/beacons_click_more_delete.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 3. On the confirmation dialog-box, click **Delete**. ![confirm_delete_content(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/confirm_delete_content%281%29.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) **Delete Multiple Beacon segments from the Widgets section** Use the following steps to delete multiple Beacon segments: 1. On the Whatfix Guidance dashboard, click **Widgets**. ![ia_left_nav_widgets](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/ia_left_nav_widgets.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 2. Click **Beacons**. ![ia_widget_beacons](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/ia_widget_beacons.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 1. Select the Beacon segments you want to delete. ![beacons_select](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/beacons_select.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 2. Click **Delete widgets**. ![delete widget](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Delete%20Widget.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) 3. In the confirmation dialog-box, click **Delete all**. ![beacons_delete_selected](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/beacons_delete_selected.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A37%3A58Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A37%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zEw5tEsJ%2Ft1VClS18norHiBcKK1gF9J%2F4NI8n6zTaVY%3D) ## Related - [Beacon](/beacon.md)