You could delete the existing post because they are only going to the trash.
I want the page to automatically refresh and return to the same page after an item is deleted. Currently, after deletion, the item does not show as deleted, nor does any other action indicate to the user that the item has been successfully removed.
I've adjsuted the delete post link shortcode as given under:
[cred_delete_post_link class='cred-refresh-after-delete del' text='Delete' message='Are you sure you want to delete this post?' message_after='Post deleted' message_show='1' action='trash']