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# Delete Before Publication

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Components and Nodes that are deleted **after publishing** a Node **will always remain publicly available** in those previous versions of the Node. 
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In contrast to AFTER publication, you can delete components and Nodes before publication. 

* Delete components: [Delete Unpublished Components](/create-and-publish/create-a-node/delete-before-publication/delete-unpublished-components.md)
* Delete Nodes: [\[TBD\] Delete Unpublished Nodes](/create-and-publish/create-a-node/delete-before-publication/tbd-delete-unpublished-nodes.md)