Removed Admin's Scheduled Posts Still Appearing on LinkedIn Page

Is this your situation?

The short answer

What you see, and why

Check these first

• Confirm the admin's role was actually removed.Verify: Removing a Page admin's role is completed by clicking Remove to confirm.
• Check the Page posts tab for pending items.Verify: Admins can navigate to the page admin view and click the Start a post field to see scheduled posts.
• Check whether the item is a draft rather than scheduled.Verify: A draft is accessed from the Page posts screen by clicking the Start a post field.

How LinkedIn handles this

• Admins can create and schedule a post to be published at a time they choose.
• Admins can save a draft of a post for their Page.
• Admins can navigate to the Page posts screen to reschedule or delete scheduled posts.
• A user must be a super or content page admin to create a page post.

Which path applies to you?

1. Is the item a scheduled post, not yet published? An admin can navigate to the Page posts screen to reschedule or delete it.
2. Is the item a saved draft? The draft is accessed from the Page posts screen by clicking the Start a post field.
3. Has the post already published? Deleting a post from a Page permanently removes it, and it won't be visible to followers or visitors.

Step by step: finding the cause

1. Confirm the admin role is removed. To remove a Page admin's role, click the Delete icon next to their name and click Remove to confirm.Confirm: Check the Page admins list for the removed name.
2. Open the Page posts tab. As an admin, you can view Page posts from the left menu when in the super or content admin view.Confirm: Check the list for any item still showing as scheduled.
3. Reach scheduled items. Navigate to the page admin view and click the Start a post field to access scheduled posts.Confirm: Check whether the scheduled post from the removed admin is listed.
4. Reschedule or delete the item. Scheduled posts can be rescheduled or deleted from this screen.Confirm: Check that the post no longer appears in the scheduled list.
5. Check for drafts. A draft is accessed by returning to the Page posts screen and clicking the Start a post field.Confirm: Check the drafts list for items left by the removed admin.
6. Delete an already-published post if needed. Deleting a post from a Page permanently removes it and it won't be visible to followers or anyone visiting the page.Confirm: Check that the post no longer appears on the Page.

Common mistakes

• Assuming removal cancels scheduled content. Admins can create and schedule a post to be published at a time they choose.Why it happens: Admins can create and schedule a post to be published at a time they choose.
• Overlooking drafts left behind. Admins can save a draft of a post for their page.Why it happens: Admins can save a draft of a post for their page.
• Expecting a deleted post to vanish everywhere. A deleted post might still appear elsewhere on LinkedIn.Why it happens: A deleted page post might still appear in other places on LinkedIn if a member has the direct URL to the post.

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