Delete a post
Some posts age badly — the workshop that's long over, the opinion you've moved on from, the announcement that's now just clutter. On a bernard-hosted site you take a post down by asking.
How it works
- Connect bernard to your AI (once). Log in to bernard, open your site, go to Use your own AI, and paste the setup prompt into your AI to connect it — a one-time setup.
- Paste it into your AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, whichever you already use — then say which post to delete, or use the prompt below.
- Approve. The AI sends back a preview link. Check the post is gone and the blog index looks right, press Approve, and it's live.
Deleting is safely reversible — bernard keeps a full year of history — but if the post still gets visitors from search, consider asking the AI to update it instead. A refreshed post keeps the audience the old one earned.
The prompt
“Delete my blog post [the post title] — remove it from the blog index too, and make sure nothing else on the site still links to it.”
The [bracketed] parts are yours to fill in. First time? Connect bernard to your AI over MCP — a one-time setup in bernard → your site → Use your own AI — then paste the prompt above.
Questions people ask
- How do I delete a blog post from my website?
- If your site is hosted with bernard, tell the AI you already use — ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini — which post to delete. It removes the post, takes it off your blog index, and checks for leftover links — and nothing happens until you approve the preview.
- Is a deleted post gone forever?
- No — bernard keeps a full year of history, so a deleted post can be restored exactly as it was. If you're only half-sure, ask the AI to unlist it from the index instead of deleting it.
- Will deleting a post leave broken links on my site?
- Ask the AI to check — the prompt on this page does. It looks for other pages and posts that link to the one being removed and tidies them in the same change.