For editors

Target group: Editors

When a record in TYPO3 is deleted via the backend, it is marked for deletion in the database and not visible anymore in the backend or displayed on the website. Deleted records can be restored via the Recycler backend module.

To use the backend module navigate to the Content > Recycler module:

The records displayed depends on which page is selected in the page tree.

Filter records

The records can be filtered:

Enter a search term in the search box if you are looking for a specific record.
Select the depth (number of levels from the selected page).
Select the type of record you are searching for.
Select a language in the language drop-down in the module header. See Filter by language.

Filter by language

New in version 15.0 Feature: #107345 - Language filter for the recycler module

If you have access to at least two languages of the site of the selected page, the module header shows a language drop-down. The drop-down shows the selected language:

Select a language to list only the deleted records in this language. Records for all languages and records of tables without language support are always listed.
Select All languages to list all deleted records, independent of their language.

The module remembers the selected language for your next visit.

The list shows the flag and the name of the language below the page title of each record that has a language. Records for all languages show [All].

Recycler module with the opened language drop-down and the language of each record — The language drop-down and the language of each record

Details of a record

To view more details, click on the i button ("Expand record"):

The following details are displayed:

Date when the record was created.
The user who originally created this record (creator).
The user who deleted this record.
The path to the record in the page tree.

Recovery of records

If you want to recover one or more records, select the relevant records by checking the checkbox in the first column. A new button Recover x records is displayed. Clicking on it "undeletes" the records and they are available again in the Page or List view.

Note

A record is recovered with its previous visibility. If it was not hidden when it was deleted, it is visible in the frontend without any further action.

Delete records permanently

Records can be deleted permanently when user permission is granted. Select the relevant records by checking the checkbox in the first column. A new button Delete x records is displayed that when you click on it removes the records permanently from the database.