--- title: "What is the difference between deleting and disabling a widget" slug: "what-is-the-difference-between-deleting-and-disabling-a-widget" updated: 2025-02-12T08:14:27Z published: 2025-02-12T08:14:27Z canonical: "support.whatfix.com/what-is-the-difference-between-deleting-and-disabling-a-widget" --- > ## 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. # What is the difference between deleting and disabling a widget | **Disabling a Widget** | **Deleting a widget** | | --- | --- | | Disabling a widget means you can reactivate it any time later. The associated content and Visibility Rules remain intact. For more information, see [How to activate or inactivate Whatfix widgets?](/studio/docs/how-to-activate-or-inactivate-whatfix-widgets) | Deleting a widget removes it from the account permanently. This action is irreversible. **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. Your title goes hereAnalytics data for the deleted widget is not removed and is labeled as DELETED in Analytics. | ## Related - [Content or Widgets are Hidden behind Application Elements](/widgets-hidden-behind-application-elements.md) - [Do widget occurrences get exhausted if you preview the widget?](/do-widget-occurrences-get-exhausted-if-you-preview-them.md)