How to Delete Messages
Keeping group chats and activity feeds organized sometimes requires deleting outdated or unnecessary messages and posts. This guide explains how deletion works in Onespot — for both Group Chat messages and Activity Feed posts/comments — including who can delete them and how to manage entire chat feeds.
Who Can Delete Messages and Posts?
Only admins or moderators/editors of a specific Group Chat or Activity Feed can delete its messages, posts, and comments.
- When you're an admin (or have edit permissions for that screen), you'll see a trash icon next to messages/posts, allowing you to delete them — your own or anyone else's.
- If you don't have those permissions, you won't see the trash icon and won't be able to delete messages or posts, even your own.
To delete, you must either:
- Have the Superpowers permission (which allows you to manage/edit all screens), or
- Be assigned as a moderator/editor for that specific Group Chat or Activity Feed screen (see how to add an editor).
On an Activity Feed, this also covers deleting comments on a post, not just the post itself.
🚮 Can I Delete an Entire Chat Feed?
Currently, there is no built-in one-click way to delete an entire chat feed, but you have two simple options:
Option 1: Delete the Chat Screen
If you're sure you no longer need the chat, you can delete the entire group chat screen.
Option 2: Hide the Chat Screen
If you may need to reference the conversation later, you can hide the screen instead.
💡 Hiding is useful at the end of a school year or event. You can always unhide it when needed.
👉 Learn how to hide a screen: Hiding Screens