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title: "Deleting Tag Configurations"
slug: "webtrends-tag-manager-deleting-configurations"
updated: 2024-06-13T21:00:36Z
published: 2024-06-13T21:00:36Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://onpremises.webtrends.help/llms.txt
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# Deleting Tag Configurations

## Deleting Configurations
The **Default Tag** may be deleted at any time.  Any sites (*modern only*) utilizing the default tag will simply stop tracking.

**Custom Tag** configurations can be deleted only if they are not currently in use, or pending deploy to other sites. 

:::(Info) (Note:)
Tracking configurations are cached in a previous site visitors user's browser for up to 24 hours and removal of a tag configurations may not fully propagate until all users have renewed their cache.
:::

#### Deleting the Default Tag
:::(Info) (Note:)
The Default Tag is only available when using the Tenant-Wide version of the Webtrends Tag Manager.
:::
1. Click the **Tag Configurations** tab.

2. Click the **WTDefaultConfig** row in the list.
![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/0afe9842-6601-4812-b9e2-2726979f2233/Images/Documentation/image%2839%29%281%29.png)

3. A configuration panel appears with the **Default Tag**'s  current configuration.
![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/0afe9842-6601-4812-b9e2-2726979f2233/Images/Documentation/image%2849%29.png){height="500"}

4. Click the **Delete** button at the bottom of the panel.

5. Click the **Confirm** button to complete the operation.
![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/0afe9842-6601-4812-b9e2-2726979f2233/Images/Documentation/image%2851%29.png)

6. The **WTDefaultConfig** row disappears from the list.
![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/0afe9842-6601-4812-b9e2-2726979f2233/Images/Documentation/image%2852%29.png)

#### Deleting a Custom Tag

1. Click the **Tag Configurations** tab.

2. Click the desired Custom Tag row in the list.
![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/0afe9842-6601-4812-b9e2-2726979f2233/Images/Documentation/image%2844%29.png)

3. A configuration panel appears with the Custom Tag's current configuration.
![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/0afe9842-6601-4812-b9e2-2726979f2233/Images/Documentation/image%2854%29.png){height="500" width=""}

4. Click the **Delete** button at the bottom of the panel.

5. Click the **Confirm** button to complete the operation.


#### Enabling the Deletion of a Custom Tag
The **Delete** button will be disabled when a custom tag is currently applied to a site, or if a deployment to a site is still pending.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/0afe9842-6601-4812-b9e2-2726979f2233/Images/Documentation/image%2853%29.png){height="500" width=""}

You can view the number of sites currently using a **Custom Tag** in the **Related Sites** column.

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/0afe9842-6601-4812-b9e2-2726979f2233/Images/Documentation/image%2855%29.png)

The **WT Tag Manager - Site Collections** list available in the **webtrends-tag-manager** site's **Site contents** page can be filtered on the **TagConfig** column to determine which sites are related.
![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/0afe9842-6601-4812-b9e2-2726979f2233/Images/Documentation/image%2856%29.png){height="" width=""}

To delete a custom tag that is *currently in use,* 
1. *Untag* the affected sites in the **Site Collections** tab to remove the User Custom Action from the site and disassociate the custom tag configuration with it.
2. Delete the tag configuration.

To delete a custom tag that is *pending deploy*
1. Wait until the process is complete
2. Untag all related sites using the **Site Collections** tab
3. Delete the tag configuration.



[Continue](https://onpremises.webtrends.help/docs/webtrends-tag-manager-plugin-configuration)