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## Resource: Copying and Deleting Coded Sites, Pages, and Elements

## Article: Copying and Deleting Coded Sites, Pages, and Elements

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/coding-with-velo/overview/copying-and-deleting-coded-sites-pages-and-elements.md

## Article Content:

# Managing Coded Sites, Pages, and Elements

When working on a Wix site with code, it's important to understand how duplication and deletion affect your site's functionality. Whether you're copying an entire site, a page, or an individual element, or deleting elements with connected code, the outcome depends on how your code is structured and wired.

## Duplicating pages and sites

You can duplicate [sites](https://support.wix.com/en/article/duplicating-your-site-1472847) and [pages](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-editor-managing-your-sites-pages), as well as [clone](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-studio-managing-sites-in-a-workspace) and [transfer](https://support.wix.com/en/article/transferring-a-free-site-to-another-wix-account) your Wix sites. Whether you're duplicating a single page, an entire site, or cloning or transferring a site, the code and events are maintained in the new version.

## Duplicating elements

When you copy and paste an element that has associated code, the element itself is duplicated, but any events, wiring, or code linked to it aren't included.

<blockquote class="important">

**Important:** If you're building a Wix site that others can edit, make sure they understand the limitations of working with elements. For more information, see [Working with Collaborators](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/coding-with-velo/overview/working-with-collaborators.md).

</blockquote>

## Deleting elements

When you delete elements from your site, the behavior of any associated code depends on the type of event handler used — static or dynamic. In both cases, the code itself isn't automatically removed, but how it's connected to the element changes.

>**Note:** In the editor, if a collaborator tries to delete elements referenced by code, a confirmation prompt displays. The prompt helps prevent accidental deletions that can impact your code. The prompt displays for:
>
>- Elements directly referenced by code. A ![code](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/061bba0b7714af979fc4343df936a412.png) icon displays for these elements as an indicator.
>- Parent elements whose nested elements are referenced by code.

### Deleting an element with dynamic event handler

When you delete an element with a [dynamic event handler](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/coding-with-velo/frontend-code/about-event-handlers-in-wix.md), the associated code isn't removed. If you add a new element and give it the same ID as the deleted one, the existing code will continue to work as expected.

### Deleting an element with static event handler

When you delete an element with [static event handler](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/coding-with-velo/frontend-code/about-static-event-handlers.md), the associated code remains, but the event wiring is removed. For example, you have an element named `button2` with an `onClick` event that toggles the visibility of an element called `image3`:

```javascript
export function button2_onClick(event) {
    if ($w("#image3").visible) {
        $w("#image3").hide();
    } else {
        $w("#image3").show();
    }
}
```

If you delete `button2` from your page, the event code is not deleted. However, the event is no longer wired. This means that if you add a new button and name it `button2`, the code above won't run when it's clicked, you would need to rewire the event manually.

## See also

- [About Code Placement](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/coding-with-velo/overview/where-do-i-put-my-code.md)
- [Working with Collaborators](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/coding-with-velo/overview/working-with-collaborators.md)