# Layers, move, hide, duplicate, delete

Use the Layers panel and the inspector's quick-action row to select, rename, reorder, hide, duplicate or delete elements, and see why some are locked.

## The quick-action row

Select an element. At the top of the inspector, under its name, a row of five icon buttons gives you:

| Action (tooltip) | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| Move up, Move down | Moves the element one place within its parent, and saves an undo step |
| Duplicate | Adds a copy named "<name> Copy" at the end of the same parent and selects it |
| Hide element, Show element | Hides the element on the live site, or shows it again |
| Delete | Asks "Delete \"<name>\"?" and removes the element, or hides it on a template page |

A button that cannot be used is shown dimmed, and its tooltip gives the reason, for example "Can't move up: the site's navigation". After a Delete the selection clears.

## The Layers panel

Open **Layers** in the icon rail to see the element tree. Click a row to select the element and scroll the canvas to it. A chevron collapses a row's children, and the number beside it counts them. A crossed-eye badge marks a hidden element, and a padlock marks a locked one. Right-click a row for the context menu:

| Menu item | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| Select | Selects the element |
| Rename | Edits the element's name in the row |
| Duplicate | The same as the quick-action Duplicate |
| Add block inside | Selects the element and opens **Add Elements** with it as the target |
| Hide section, Show section | Hides or shows the element, and saves an undo step |
| Move Up, Move Down | Moves the element, unless the reason in its tooltip applies |
| Delete | Deletes the element, or hides it on a template page. It does not ask first |

In **Rename**, press `Enter` to keep the new name and `Esc` to cancel. Leaving the box also keeps it. An empty name is ignored. You can also set **Name** in the Content tab. Layer rows cannot be dragged to reorder. Use Move up and Move down.

## Delete versus hide on template pages

On a template page, **Delete** hides a template section instead of removing it. The section keeps its place, you can show it again, and the change can be undone. Generated sites are built on a template, so this applies to them too. For anything you added yourself, Delete removes the element for real.

An owner hide is honoured on the live site, so a hidden section stays hidden after you publish until you show it again.

## Why a move or delete is refused

| Tooltip reason | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| the site's navigation | The navigation and its drawer or menu are pinned, and nothing moves above them |
| the footer | The footer is pinned, and nothing moves below it |
| the footer's legal line | The "©" line and the element that holds it |
| the page itself | The root of a template page |
| the section's design sets its place | Inside a section, the template paints its own order, so a swap would change nothing visitors see |
| the top of the page, the end of the page | A section is already first or last among the template's sections |
| the start of the list, the end of the list | An element is already first or last in its list |
| the section it sits inside, the template's layout | The template paints this section inside another one |
| it isn't shown on this page | The page does not paint that row. The Layers panel does not list it |

## Repeating cards

On templates with repeating lists, such as product cards, each card shows its own Duplicate, Move up, Move down and Delete controls on the canvas, and a **+ Add** button sits at the end of the list. Cards can also be dragged to reorder. With a card selected, `Cmd+D` adds a copy and Delete removes it, and `Cmd+Up` and `Cmd+Down` reorder it.

## Shortcuts

`Cmd+D` duplicates, and Delete or Backspace deletes (hides on a template page) without asking. See [Keyboard shortcuts](https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor/keyboard-shortcuts).

## Common questions

**Can I drag layers to reorder them?**

No. Use Move up and Move down. Repeating cards on the canvas can be dragged.

**Does deleting a page element delete the page?**

No. Pages are managed in the Pages panel. See [Pages and navigation](https://www.uova.com/help/build/pages).

**Can I undo a delete?**

Yes, with `Cmd+Z` or the **Undo** button, while the step is still in the history. See [Undo, autosave and version history](https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor/undo-autosave-history).

**Why is Move up greyed out on my section?**

Hover the button. Its tooltip names the reason, such as the navigation or the footer being above it.

Source: https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor/layers-and-quick-actions