📌 Overview
Over time, your Search Atlas dashboard can fill up with websites you no longer work on, such as old client sites, test projects, or domains you have retired. Removing them keeps your dashboard tidy and makes it easier to find the sites that matter. This article explains how to remove an inactive website and what to check first.
✅ Before You Remove a Website
Removing a website is usually a clean-up action, so it is worth a quick check first:
- Save your data. Download any reports, keyword lists, or audit results you want to keep.
- Check for active tools. If the site uses features such as OTTO SEO, make sure you no longer need them for that site.
- Confirm the right site. Similar domain names are easy to mix up, so check the full domain before you confirm.
- Check your team. If others use this site, let them know it is being removed.
🛠️ Steps to Remove an Inactive Website
- Log in to your Search Atlas account and open your dashboard.
- Find the website you want to remove in your list of sites or projects.
- Open the options for that website. This is usually a three-dot menu or a settings icon next to the site name.
- Select Delete or Remove. The exact label can vary by plan and location in the platform.
- Read the confirmation message carefully, then confirm the removal.
- Refresh your dashboard to check that the website no longer appears in your list.
💡 Tips for Keeping Your Dashboard Organized
- Review your site list regularly, for example once a quarter, and remove sites you no longer manage.
- Remove test or duplicate sites as soon as you finish with them.
- Export reports for client sites before you remove them, so you have a record of past work.
- If you manage many sites, check that each one still has the right tools and settings turned on before deciding it is inactive.
🔎 Troubleshooting
- I cannot find the remove option. Look for a menu or settings icon beside the site name. If you share the account with a team, your role may limit who can remove sites. Ask your account owner to do it or to update your permissions.
- The site still appears after removal. Refresh the page or log out and back in. If it still appears after a few minutes, contact our team.
- I removed the wrong website. Stop making changes and contact our team right away so we can see what options are available.
- I am not sure which sites are inactive. Check the last activity or update date for each site, if shown, and review which tools are active on it before removing anything.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Will removing a website cancel my subscription? No. Removing a site from your dashboard does not cancel your plan. Depending on your plan, it may free up a site slot that you can use for another website.
Can I add the website back later? You can usually add a domain again as a new site. Previously collected data and settings may not be restored, so save anything important first.
Does removing a site from my dashboard affect my live website? No. Your live website is not changed by removing it from your dashboard. However, if you used OTTO or another tool to apply changes on the site, check whether those changes should stay in place before you disconnect it.
💬 Need More Help?
If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be instantly connected with a member of our team.