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title: Remove items
slug: configured-commerce/docs/remove-items
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createdAt: 2026-08-13T10:46:30.000Z
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Optimizely Configured Commerce has three ways to remove items:

- **Delete** – Completely removes the item from the database and should only be done if the item was added erroneously or is a duplicate.
- **Archive** – A soft delete that removes the item from the site but does not delete it from the database. You can quickly restore archived products.
- **Deactivate** – A temporary method tied to a specific date. This can be useful if the product is a promotional item only available for a limited time.

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**Note**

After performing the following actions, you should rebuild the Product Search Index. Go to **Products > More** (**...**) **> Rebuild Product Search Index**.

![RebuildProductSearchIndex.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/B08Voo5C7NfJAsAxAXeVV-20260720-144736.png)
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## Delete

1. Go to **Products**.
2. Select the product(s).
3. Click **Delete**.
4. Click **Delete** again.

## Archive

1. Go to **Products**.
2. Select the product(s).
3. Click **Delete**.
4. Click **Archive**.

## Deactivate

### Single item

1. Go to **Products**.
2. Click the **Edit** icon for the product.
3. Go to **Details** and enter a date and time for **Deactive On**.
4. Click **Save.**

### Multiple items

1. Go to **Products**.
2. Select the products and click the **Edit** icon. The first product opens in the editor.
3. Go to **Details** and enter a date and time for **Deactive On**.
4. Click **Save and Next** to go to the next product.
5. Click **Done** when finished.

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**Note**

You can click **Clear** to undo any changes after the last save. It does not clear the form.
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