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Organisation setting - Ability to hide/delete the demo company

Option to hide or delete the demo company in Xero.

Purpose: Often a demo company creates confusion for users, so it’s better if they can hide/delete it.

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submitted  ·  AdminKelly Munro (Community Manager, Xero) responded  · 

Hi everyone, the demo company provides the ability to test and trial Xero features without impacting data in your live organisation. It's especially useful when you're getting started with the product or want to see how a feature works that you haven't used before.

That said, we understand not all our customers want or need access to the demo company. We appreciate your feedback on being able to hide or remove this here, and our product team are aware of the interest and feedback surrounding this - Both from this direct thread and the previous commentary and votes from the older forum where this originated.

While we don't have immediate plans, this is an area our team are looking to review. We will update you if there is any planned changes to this, through this idea.

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  • Ben Merryman commented  ·   ·  Report

    This has been an idea since 2014?! Just add a new toggle that allows this to be hidden. Especially for non-admin users

  • Scott Huggins commented  ·   ·  Report

    @Anthony Holmes - I almost ended up creating a 2nd demo in the early days. But can't get rid of the initial one and it's always 'in the way'. We have seven companies and therefore have to search for the ones that are not showing because of 'demo' taking up space on the list.

    This is a straightforward issue that Xero is not taking seriously; it is so far from 'customer-focused' that it suggests Xero really does not care about it's clients and is all about the bottom line. I'm surprised to not find out that Ryanair or Mick 'the sh!t' O'Leary are major shareholders. Shame on Xero for not taking this feedback seriously and acting on it. After all, why bother asking us?

  • Anthony Holmes commented  ·   ·  Report

    Does anyone else now have two demo companies in their list? I have now have Demo Company and Demo Company (AU).

  • Justin Ware commented  ·   ·  Report

    I now run Xero books for 6 real charities, but the demo company always appears at the top of the "Change organisation" list. Since there are only 6 slots on the list, one of the real charities is missing from the list and needs to be searched for rather than clicked on.

  • Andrzej Goulding commented  ·   ·  Report

    It's just in the way and shouldn't be present once you've paid for an actual subscription.

  • Jenny Lloyd commented  ·   ·  Report

    I work with a lot of companies and when I need to choose one this is always in the way

  • Jack Horner commented  ·   ·  Report

    sort it out Xero - this has been a major gripe for years!

  • James Robinson commented  ·   ·  Report

    How come this can't be done as a simple setting flag that just hides the element with CSS!?

  • Karel Krasl commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add the option to delete it is super annoying

  • Eugene Siterman commented  ·   ·  Report

    Looks like Xero made some changes to company selection menu and still ignored the request of many to delete the DEMO company, which is useless once you setup your own company. This feature and ignoring to fix it defies any logic.

  • Scott Huggins commented  ·   ·  Report

    It is irritating that we cannot delete or hide the demo account. We have never used it and it sits in the 'recently used' list of organisations (the menu?) waiting there like a little baited trap, hoping for someone to click on it by mistake. I have tried to remove it and used the 'reset demo account' link hoping that would work. No. Now I have two live 'demo accounts' in my list of organisations. Just help us get rid if it/hide it.

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