🔍 Overview
When you create or configure an LLM Visibility project, Search Atlas may automatically generate topics and related queries based on your project settings. If these auto-generated topics are not relevant to your goals, you can remove them along with their associated queries to free up space within your quota limit and replace them with queries that better reflect your business.
This article walks you through how to remove auto-generated topics and their associated queries from an existing LLM Visibility project.
🧭 Before You Begin
Keep the following in mind before deleting topics and queries:
- Deletion is permanent. Removed topics and their associated queries cannot be recovered. Make sure you no longer need them before proceeding.
- Quota is released immediately. Once a topic and its queries are deleted, your quota is updated straight away and you can add new queries without delay.
- Associated queries are removed together. Deleting a topic will also delete all queries nested under it. If you only want to remove specific queries, you can do that independently without deleting the entire topic.
📍 Navigate to Your LLM Visibility Project
- Log in to your Search Atlas account.
- In the left sidebar, click AI Visibility. This takes you to the /llm-visibility section.
- Locate and open the LLM Visibility project you want to edit.
🗂️ Remove an Auto-Generated Topic and Its Queries
- Inside your project, navigate to the Topics section where your auto-generated topics are listed.
- Identify the auto-generated topic you want to remove. Auto-generated topics are typically labelled or grouped separately from manually added ones.
- Click the three-dot menu (⋮) or the options icon next to the topic name.
- Select Delete Topic from the dropdown menu.
- A confirmation prompt will appear. Review the number of associated queries that will also be deleted, then click Confirm Delete to proceed.
- The topic and all its associated queries are now removed from your project, and your quota is updated.
- Repeat steps 2–6 for each additional auto-generated topic you want to remove.
✂️ Remove Individual Queries Without Deleting the Topic
If you want to keep a topic but remove only certain queries beneath it, follow these steps:
- Click on the topic name to expand it and view its associated queries.
- Locate the query you want to remove.
- Click the three-dot menu (⋮) or the delete icon next to the query.
- Select Delete Query and confirm when prompted.
- Repeat for any additional queries you want to remove.
➕ Add Your Own Queries After Freeing Up Quota
Once you have deleted the unwanted auto-generated topics and queries, your quota will reflect the newly available space. To add your promotional product queries:
- Inside the same LLM Visibility project, navigate to the Topics section.
- Click Add Topic to create a new topic, or select an existing topic to add queries beneath it.
- Enter your new queries manually, or use the query suggestion tool if available.
- Save your changes. Your new queries will now be tracked within the project.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I know which topics were auto-generated? Auto-generated topics are created by Search Atlas based on your project configuration. They may appear in bulk when a project is first set up. If you are unsure which topics were auto-generated versus manually added, review topics that do not align with your intended tracking goals.
- Will deleting topics affect my historical data? Yes. Removing a topic and its queries will also remove any historical visibility data associated with those queries. Export any data you wish to retain before deleting.
- How many queries can I add after freeing up quota? Your available quota is displayed within your project or account settings. Each deleted query returns one unit of quota back to your limit.
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