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How to Remove a SharePoint News Post Without Deleting the Page
Question details
The user needs to remove a published news post from a SharePoint news feed without sending the underlying page to the recycle bin.
- Product
- SharePoint Online
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Managing site pages and curating news feeds on a SharePoint intranet site.
- Observed behavior
- Deleting the news post from the standard interface moves the entire page to the recycle bin. SharePoint lacks a simple user interface button to convert a published news post back into a normal site page.
Ensure you have Site Owner or administrative permissions in SharePoint Online to edit page properties, modify web parts, or execute PnP PowerShell scripts.
Hide the Post Using News Web Part Filters
Since there is no built-in button to unpromote a page, the easiest workaround is to configure the News web part to filter out the specific page.
Navigate to the SharePoint page that contains your News feed web part and click the 'Edit' button in the top right corner.
Click on the News web part to select it, then click the 'Edit web part' pencil icon to open the configuration pane on the right.
Scroll down to the 'Filter' section. Select 'Page properties' or 'Title', and set the rule to exclude your specific news post (e.g., Title does not contain [Your Page Title]).
Click 'Republish' to save your changes. The post will instantly disappear from the feed but remain accessible in the Site Pages library.
Change Promoted State via PnP PowerShell
Use PnP PowerShell to change the underlying 'PromotedState' property of the page from a news post back to a regular site page.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I click 'Delete' on a SharePoint News post?
Clicking 'Delete' on a news post will completely remove the page from the Site Pages library and send it to the site's recycle bin. It will no longer be accessible to users as a regular page.
Is there a button in SharePoint to turn a news post back into a regular page?
No, SharePoint Online currently does not provide an out-of-the-box user interface button to unpromote a news post. You must rely on workarounds like filtering the News web part or using PnP PowerShell to change the PromotedState.
Why does a normal page show up in the News web part?
A normal page only appears in the News web part if it has been published as a news post at some point. Once a page is promoted to news, its underlying PromotedState changes to 2, causing it to aggregate in news feeds.
