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Determine Referenced Pages when Deleting a Page

  • February 22, 2017
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Is there an OOTB way to determine where a page is being referenced in AEM?

Here is what I did to reproduce:

Delete a page that is being referenced by other pages.  You receive a message that says this page is being referenced by other pages.

Our authors cannot delete the page without knowing which page(s) reference it.

Thank you in advance for your help.

-Dean

Best answer by Prince_Shivhare

Hi,

You can check the pages which is being referenced by other pages by using classic UI console.

go to: http://localhost:4502/siteadmin

1) Select the page and click on tool.

2) Click on references.

see attached "reference.PNG".

In AEM classic UI, if you have to delete a page, you should move first. then it will show you the reference pages. uncheck the referenced pages and rename the page which you want to delete. and then delete the page.

~ Hope this will help you.

 

~ Prince

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Prince_Shivhare
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Prince_ShivhareCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
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February 22, 2017

Hi,

You can check the pages which is being referenced by other pages by using classic UI console.

go to: http://localhost:4502/siteadmin

1) Select the page and click on tool.

2) Click on references.

see attached "reference.PNG".

In AEM classic UI, if you have to delete a page, you should move first. then it will show you the reference pages. uncheck the referenced pages and rename the page which you want to delete. and then delete the page.

~ Hope this will help you.

 

~ Prince

    Prince_Shivhare
    Community Advisor
    Prince_ShivhareCommunity Advisor
    Community Advisor
    February 22, 2017

    Also once you click on move, it also shows you the referenced pages.

    ~ Prince

    Prince_Shivhare
    Community Advisor
    Prince_ShivhareCommunity Advisor
    Community Advisor
    February 22, 2017

    attachement.

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    deana66659071Author
    Level 4
    February 22, 2017

    Prince,

    When I do this in the classic UI, the option "References" is grayed out.

    -Dean

    Var
    Var
    Level 4
    February 22, 2017

    @Dean,

    There are two changes for "References" is grayed out.

    1.  Did you click/select on the right panel page?

    Example if as shown in below image if i click on left panel till /content/geometrixx/en/toolbar and doesn't select any page on the right panel i cannot see "References" enabled

         2. if the "References" is grayed out that means you don't have sufficient privileges. what is the user you logged in?

    Prince_Shivhare
    Community Advisor
    Prince_ShivhareCommunity Advisor
    Community Advisor
    February 22, 2017

    Please select the page from right panel.

    and click on tool bar .. you will see references...

     

    ~ Prince

    Var
    Var
    Level 4
    February 22, 2017

    Touch UI console operation when you perform Move operation on a page which has references to other content paths, you can find the list of references as shown below screenshots.

    ~ Var

    Prince_Shivhare
    Community Advisor
    Prince_ShivhareCommunity Advisor
    Community Advisor
    February 22, 2017

    Hi Dean,

    I think you got the resolution.

    please let us know if you have any query. Or close this thread by marking answer.

     

    ~ Prince

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