I am trying to: Create a new view using the same name as a previously deleted view.
Link to a page where the issue can be seen: Not public.
I expected to see: New view with name.
Instead, I got: Error message - "Another View already uses this name. Please use another name."
As you can see in the image attached, there are NO existing views. The error message however claims there is an existing view with the same name. There previously was but the view was trashed and then deleted permanently. I cleared all the "caches" in Toolset > Settings to no avail.
To Recreate:
1) Create a new view named "Test View" using Toolset View Block on a New Post.
2) Delete the view named "Test View" (via Toolset > Views). (You may also delete the post.)
3) Create a new view named "Test View" using Toolset View Block.
Actual Result: Error Message - "Another View already uses this name. Please use another name."
Expected Result: New View Created
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the view was "trashed" and then "deleted permanently" from the trash already. See the screenshot attached. I still cannot create a new view with the same name (slug).
Unrelated, you will also see a different view that is displayed under "Published" and "Not Used". When you click on "Not Used", it does not appear however (but it is used in a draft post).
Hi Shane, apologies the account was not setup correctly. I've fixed it and tested the web login with the previously provided credentials. The SFTP should be the same.
I found the issue. The problem is that there is a draft view entry in the database with "institutions" as the slug. As soon as I removed it I was able to create a new view with the slug "institutions".
If you would like me to do the same on your production site let me know.
Otherwise you can install the WP PHPMYADMIN plugin and activate it. From there you should be able to access the database by clicking the "Enter PHPMYADMIN" button.
Once you're in select "snapshot_colombianabroa" then click on the search tab and type "institutions".
From there you will need to scroll until you see "wp_posts" then click browse. Scroll down on the page and you should see the table.
Under the post type column look for 'view' then you can just check the views that are there for the one that has only the title as 'institutions' then delete it.
Thanks for the solution. I searched and deleted the wp_post entry with title institutions that was in draft status.
The follow up question is why this did not get deleted when the view was deleted. In my initial search on the forums for this issue, I discovered this post https://toolset.com/forums/topic/how-to-delete-view-created-in-block/ that discusses the inability to delete existing views. The feedback is to turn on the old "views" option in settings and delete. Those are the steps I followed after it did not delete itself when the last instance of the view was remove from a post. My concern is this will continue to happen as it seems views are not correctly deleting themselves via any method.
"The feedback is to turn on the old "views" option in settings and delete. Those are the steps I followed after it did not delete itself when the last instance of the view was remove from a post. My concern is this will continue to happen as it seems views are not correctly deleting themselves via any method."
Not sure what happened in this case as I tried to replicate on my end but each time the view gets deleted correctly. The method described above does in fact delete the view.
I know there is an active internal discussion on this but no updates on any decided improvements yet.
