Pausing, archiving and deleting

A seasonal offer ends, a project gets shelved, or a code was created by mistake. You're not sure which action to pick among pause, archive and delete, or what the next person scanning will see.

Step by step

1. Open the code's page and find the Actions block.
2. Click "Pause" for a temporary interruption.
3. Click "Resume" whenever you want to reopen the redirect.
4. Click "Archive" to put away a finished code without deleting it.
5. Click "Delete" only if the code is no longer printed anywhere, and confirm.

Pausing or resuming

From the code's page, click "Pause": the person scanning then sees a page explaining that the code is temporarily paused, never a raw error or a not-found page. Click "Resume" whenever you want to reopen the redirect. A static code doesn't have this option, since it doesn't go through a server that can be paused.

Archiving instead of deleting

Archiving a code with "Archive" moves it out of your active list without deleting it or cutting its ongoing redirect. It's useful to put away a code from a finished campaign that you might want to find again or reactivate later, without losing it.

Deleting for good

The "Delete" button asks for an explicit confirmation: "Delete this code for good? It will stop redirecting." Once confirmed, the code stops redirecting, including for every artwork already printed. Never delete a code still printed somewhere: prefer pausing or archiving instead.

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