From a terrible new UI update, to removing the ability to simply delete a project, to making it terribly annoying to do whatsoever. This is just a terrible experience for the past 2 years.
The team doesn’t even bother to give access to archived projects (all you need to do is add it to the menu)
Did some rival company bought out webflow just to ruin it?
Do you enjoy making people suffer?
They’re not always immediately obvious, but there are identifiable reasons behind most of the changes Webflow makes.
Regarding the UI changes- there’s a constant battle to fit more functionality on the screen, thus the little purple buttons and the style panel redesign.
Regarding archive- people have deleted entire projects, so making it possible to contact support and have it restored is a nice add. However it’s a rare issue, and probably not worth investing more money when it would just make it easy to abuse Webflow’s workspace plans ( “look, I have 100 unhosted sites, just 10 at a time are accessible…” )
according to this, I have this week cleaning many test projects and it took me a while that there is not “delete” option (that will destroy everything) but only “archive” 
I do not want to archive what I have done I need to destroy 
project.
Not mention that folders with no project stays on screen? Why? No option delete these empty folders, they only sits there and taking space. You can imagine how much time took me to open project delete everything inside to clean up and “ARCHIVE” 
IMO opening a dialog on “delete” click to confirm following step will be a better option than “archive” and do extra filling confirmation project name. Why it is not as on GitHub. Warning danger zone, delete, confirm, done.
Even skipping filling up project name and replace it by simple confirmation “You are about to delete your project forever. do you want proceed?” will be enough.
If someone will cry that deleted project by mistake, it is only his/her problem. 
This will also save resources for WF support for solving such “mistake” cases.
I think the scenario that created real issues was that company A invites contractor B, has some kind of disagreement, B deletes all of A’s projects. Disaster.
Most SaaS pretty much keep data forever anyway, so it was easier for Webflow to just formally announce “you can can recover projects by contacting support.”
Yeah it’s a quick-and-dirty solution, yeah I’d like more control also.
I have hundreds of projects that need deleted, need drag-and-drop folder organization, folders to the side, list view, multi-project select for drag-drop, record, and even delete.
My plan is just to wait for the API to add Update Site ( incl folder move ) and Delete Site, and then build an app 
Yeh I get this but it is all about permissions, isn it? Workspace architecture should take care about what contractor can or can’t do and restriction to delete whole project can be set in authorisation security level.
Not many but yes financial industry, governments etc. yes there is some legal requirements how long data should be stored, no doubt.
WF use 30 days Soft Deletion for example for Accounts and after are data deleted permanently.
But still deletion should be easier with clear red warnings flags as mentioned and if there is “Soft deletion” let user know about recovery time in email. For now it doesn’t say anything about recovery limitation, so I presume they keep deleted projects, logs and backups for some reasons. 
but not surprise when I read what personal data are collected about user.
User Rights (GDPR, CCPA):
In regions with regulations like GDPR (Europe) or CCPA (California), users have the right to request data deletion, and companies are obligated to comply. These regulations often require SaaS providers to ensure that data is fully erased from all systems, including backups, within a reasonable timeframe.
You can find PRIVACY RESOURCES on WF about private informations but I can’t find where are data handling policy. They should be somewhere.
I can’t also find documentation or transparency reports explaining their data deletion processes, including how long projects data are retained and when/if they are permanently deleted including backups and logs.
Anyway, many SaaS providers will eventually delete user data after a deletion request, while provides clear data retention policies.
Whoo, it was longer than I expected. 
All Im saying is that deleting process can be improved for better UX.
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