diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d9190bfa04e..9d84cbedb85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .DS_Store
 .fileStorage/
+.vscode
 .idea
 *.csv
 *.dat
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-admin/client/containers/productAdminContainer.js b/imports/plugins/included/product-admin/client/containers/productAdminContainer.js
index c7d40ad3179..111eb542130 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-admin/client/containers/productAdminContainer.js
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-admin/client/containers/productAdminContainer.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ProductAdminContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   handleDeleteProduct = (product) => {
-    ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct(product || this.product);
+    ReactionProduct.archiveProduct(product || this.product);
   }
 
   handleProductFieldSave = (productId, fieldName, value) => {
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-detail-simple/client/containers/productDetailContainer.js b/imports/plugins/included/product-detail-simple/client/containers/productDetailContainer.js
index d7701fc8aac..c73880254e4 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-detail-simple/client/containers/productDetailContainer.js
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-detail-simple/client/containers/productDetailContainer.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class ProductDetailContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   handleDeleteProduct = () => {
-    ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct(this.props.product);
+    ReactionProduct.archiveProduct(this.props.product);
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-detail-simple/client/containers/publishContainer.js b/imports/plugins/included/product-detail-simple/client/containers/publishContainer.js
index 3f411705381..12254c9300a 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-detail-simple/client/containers/publishContainer.js
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-detail-simple/client/containers/publishContainer.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ProductPublishContainer extends Component {
 
   handlePublishActions = (event, action, documentIds) => {
     if (action === "archive") {
-      ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct(documentIds);
+      ReactionProduct.archiveProduct(documentIds);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/containers/gridPublishContainer.js b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/containers/gridPublishContainer.js
index 7aafd2e22af..689c205ba8f 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/containers/gridPublishContainer.js
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/containers/gridPublishContainer.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class GridProductPublishContainer extends Component {
 
   handlePublishActions = (event, action) => {
     if (action === "archive") {
-      ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct(this.props.documents);
+      ReactionProduct.archiveProduct(this.props.documents);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/productDetail.js b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/productDetail.js
index 4b1860538e2..0d568bf6260 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/productDetail.js
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/productDetail.js
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Template.productDetail.events({
     ReactionProduct.cloneProduct(this);
   },
   "click [data-event-action=deleteProduct]": function () {
-    ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct(this);
+    ReactionProduct.archiveProduct(this);
   }
 });
 
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ Template.productDetailForm.events({
   },
   "click [data-event-action=deleteProduct]": function (event, instance) {
     const product = instance.state.get("product");
-    ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct(product);
+    ReactionProduct.archiveProduct(product);
   },
   "click [data-event-action=cloneProduct]": function (event, instance) {
     const product = instance.state.get("product");
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/variants/variantForm/childVariant.html b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/variants/variantForm/childVariant.html
index 16d1d73484e..2b500ec10ac 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/variants/variantForm/childVariant.html
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/variants/variantForm/childVariant.html
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
             {{> button
               icon="refresh"
               className="btn btn-default js-restore-child-variant"
-              tooltip="Restore from Trash"
+              tooltip="Restore from Archive"
             }}
           {{else}}
             {{> button
-              icon="trash"
+              icon="archive"
               className="btn btn-default js-remove-child-variant"
-              tooltip="Remove Variant"
+              tooltip="Archive Option"
             }}
           {{/if}}
         </div>
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/variants/variantForm/variantForm.html b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/variants/variantForm/variantForm.html
index 284025e5935..3c38906c0f5 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/variants/variantForm/variantForm.html
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productDetail/variants/variantForm/variantForm.html
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
             }}
           {{else}}
             {{> button
-              icon="trash-o"
-              className="rui btn btn-danger btn-remove-variant flat"
-              tooltip="Archive"
+              icon="archive"
+              className="rui btn btn-default btn-remove-variant flat"
+              tooltip="Archive Variant"
               i18nTooltip="productDetailEdit.removeVariant"
               onClick=(removeVariant this)
             }}
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productGrid/item.js b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productGrid/item.js
index 47f3a53ed2b..8e03f7d1b6c 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productGrid/item.js
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productGrid/item.js
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Template.productGridItems.events({
   },
   "click .delete-product": function (event) {
     event.preventDefault();
-    ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct(this);
+    ReactionProduct.archiveProduct(this);
   },
   "click .update-product-weight": function (event) {
     event.preventDefault();
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productSettings/productSettings.html b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productSettings/productSettings.html
index 67a078592c0..745922f186e 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productSettings/productSettings.html
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productSettings/productSettings.html
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
 
         <button
           type="button"
-          class="rui delete-product2 btn btn-danger flat"
+          class="rui btn btn-default flat"
           data-toggle="tooltip"
-          title="{{i18n 'productDetailEdit.deleteProduct' 'Delete Product'}}"
-          data-original-title="{{i18n 'productDetailEdit.deleteProduct' 'Delete Product'}}"
-          data-event-action="deleteProduct"
+          title="{{i18n 'productDetailEdit.archiveProduct' 'Archive Product'}}"
+          data-original-title="{{i18n 'productDetailEdit.archiveProduct' 'Archive Product'}}"
+          data-event-action="archiveProduct"
           >
-          <span class="fa fa-trash-o fa-lg"></span>
+          <span class="fa fa-archive fa-lg"></span>
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productSettings/productSettings.js b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productSettings/productSettings.js
index ac957629746..fc66b537364 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productSettings/productSettings.js
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/product-variant/client/templates/products/productSettings/productSettings.js
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ Template.productSettings.events({
   "click [data-event-action=cloneProduct]": function () {
     ReactionProduct.cloneProduct(this.products);
   },
-  "click [data-event-action=deleteProduct]": function () {
-    ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct(this.products);
+  "click [data-event-action=archiveProduct]": function () {
+    ReactionProduct.archiveProduct(this.products);
   },
   "click [data-event-action=changeProductWeight]": function (event) {
     event.preventDefault();
diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/ui-search/client/templates/productSearch/productItem.js b/imports/plugins/included/ui-search/client/templates/productSearch/productItem.js
index 880394b129d..435cf8f24f6 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/ui-search/client/templates/productSearch/productItem.js
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/ui-search/client/templates/productSearch/productItem.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Template.productItem.events({
   },
   "click .delete-product": function (event) {
     event.preventDefault();
-    ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct(this);
+    ReactionProduct.archiveProduct(this);
   },
   "click .update-product-weight": function (event) {
     event.preventDefault();
diff --git a/lib/api/products.js b/lib/api/products.js
index 5f8c74b9b07..aa21381cd19 100644
--- a/lib/api/products.js
+++ b/lib/api/products.js
@@ -425,12 +425,12 @@ ReactionProduct.cloneProduct = function (productOrArray) {
 };
 
 /**
- * maybeDeleteProduct
- * @summary confirm product deletion, delete, and alert
+ * archiveProduct
+ * @summary confirm to archive product
  * @param {Object} productOrArray - product Object
  * @returns {undefined} - returns nothing, and alerts, happen here
  */
-ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct = function (productOrArray) {
+ReactionProduct.archiveProduct = function (productOrArray) {
   const products = !_.isArray(productOrArray) ? [productOrArray] : productOrArray;
   const productIds = _.map(products, product => typeof product === "string" ? product : product._id);
   let confirmTitle;
@@ -451,14 +451,14 @@ ReactionProduct.maybeDeleteProduct = function (productOrArray) {
     confirmButtonText: "Archive"
   }, (isConfirm) => {
     if (isConfirm) {
-      Meteor.call("products/deleteProduct", productIds, function (error, result) {
+      Meteor.call("products/archiveProduct", productIds, function (error, result) {
         let title;
         if (error) {
           title = products.length === 1 ?
-            products[0].title || i18next.t("productDetail.deleteErrorTheProduct") :
+            products[0].title || i18next.t("productDetail.archiveErrorTheProduct") :
             i18next.t("productDetail.theSelectedProducts");
-          Alerts.toast(i18next.t("productDetail.productDeleteError", { product: title }), "error");
-          throw new Meteor.Error("Error deleting " + title, error);
+          Alerts.toast(i18next.t("productDetail.productArchiveError", { product: title }), "error");
+          throw new Meteor.Error("Error archiving " + title, error);
         }
         if (result) {
           FlowRouter.go("/");
diff --git a/private/data/i18n/en.json b/private/data/i18n/en.json
index 2452d24d3b8..117ba7ef655 100644
--- a/private/data/i18n/en.json
+++ b/private/data/i18n/en.json
@@ -185,9 +185,8 @@
         "addToCart": "Add to cart",
         "chooseOptions": "Please choose options before adding to cart",
         "outOfStock": "Sorry, this item is out of stock!",
-        "productDeleteError": "There was an error deleting {{product}}.",
-        "deleteErrorTheProduct": "the product",
-        "deleteErrorTheSelectedProducts": "the selected products",
+        "productArchiveError": "There was an error while sending {{product}} to the archives.",
+        "archiveErrorTheProduct": "the product",
         "publishFirst": "Publish product before adding to cart.",
         "quantityAbbreviation": "QTY",
         "selectOption": "Select an option before adding to cart",
@@ -200,8 +199,6 @@
         "publishProductHidden": "{{product}} is now hidden",
         "clonedAlert": "Cloned {{product}}",
         "clonedAlert_plural": "Cloned {{product}}",
-        "deletedAlert": "Deleted {{product}}",
-        "deletedAlert_plural": "Deleted {{product}}",
         "archivedAlert": "Archived {{product}}",
         "archivedAlert_plural": "Archived {{product}}",
         "theProduct": "the product",
@@ -247,7 +244,7 @@
         "cloneVariantFail": "Unable to clone variant for {{title}}.",
         "removeVariant": "Remove",
         "removeVariantConfirm": "Are you sure you want to delete {{title}}",
-        "restoreVariantConfirm": "Are you sure you want to restore {{title}} from the trash?",
+        "restoreVariantConfirm": "Are you sure you want to restore {{title}} from the archive?",
         "restoreVariantFail": "Unable to restore {{title}}.",
         "archiveVariantConfirm": "Are you sure you want to archive {{title}}",
         "thisVariant": "this variant",
@@ -255,9 +252,8 @@
         "duplicateProduct": "Duplicate Product",
         "pinProduct": "Pin Product",
         "toggleSize": "Toggle Size",
-        "deleteProduct": "Delete Product",
-        "restoreProduct": "Restore Product from Trash",
-        "deleteSelectedProducts": "Delete selected products?",
+        "archiveProduct": "Archive Product",
+        "restoreProduct": "Restore Product from archive",
         "archiveThisProduct": "Archive this product?",
         "archiveSelectedProducts": "Archive selected products?",
         "publish": "Publish",
diff --git a/server/methods/catalog.app-test.js b/server/methods/catalog.app-test.js
index cd2315a6345..90d769d4872 100644
--- a/server/methods/catalog.app-test.js
+++ b/server/methods/catalog.app-test.js
@@ -427,14 +427,14 @@ describe("core product methods", function () {
     it("should throw 403 error by non admin", function () {
       sandbox.stub(Reaction, "hasPermission", () => false);
       const removeProductSpy = sandbox.spy(Products, "remove");
-      expect(() => Meteor.call("products/deleteProduct", "fakeId")).to.throw(Meteor.Error, /Access Denied/);
+      expect(() => Meteor.call("products/archiveProduct", "fakeId")).to.throw(Meteor.Error, /Access Denied/);
       expect(removeProductSpy).to.not.have.been.called;
     });
 
     it("should not mark product as deleted by admin", function () {
       sandbox.stub(Reaction, "hasPermission", () => true);
       let product = addProduct();
-      Meteor.call("products/deleteProduct", product._id);
+      Meteor.call("products/archiveProduct", product._id);
       product = Products.findOne(product._id);
       expect(product.isDeleted).to.equal(false);
     });
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ describe("core product methods", function () {
     it("should mark product revision as deleted by admin", function () {
       sandbox.stub(Reaction, "hasPermission", () => true);
       const product = addProduct();
-      Meteor.call("products/deleteProduct", product._id);
+      Meteor.call("products/archiveProduct", product._id);
       const productRevision = Revisions.findOne({ documentId: product._id });
       expect(productRevision.documentData.isDeleted).to.equal(true);
     });
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ describe("core product methods", function () {
     it("should publish product revision marked as deleted by admin", function () {
       sandbox.stub(Reaction, "hasPermission", () => true);
       let product = addProduct();
-      Meteor.call("products/deleteProduct", product._id);
+      Meteor.call("products/archiveProduct", product._id);
       Meteor.call("revisions/publish", product._id);
       product = Products.findOne(product._id);
       expect(product.isDeleted).to.equal(true);
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ describe("core product methods", function () {
       sandbox.stub(Reaction, "hasPermission", () => true);
       const product = addProduct();
       sandbox.stub(Products, "remove");
-      expect(() => Meteor.call("products/deleteProduct", product._id)).to.throw(Meteor.Error,
+      expect(() => Meteor.call("products/archiveProduct", product._id)).to.throw(Meteor.Error,
         /Something went wrong, nothing was deleted/);
       expect(Products.find(product._id).count()).to.equal(1);
     });
diff --git a/server/methods/catalog.js b/server/methods/catalog.js
index 48187da05a4..e20a3cba1a6 100644
--- a/server/methods/catalog.js
+++ b/server/methods/catalog.js
@@ -700,12 +700,12 @@ Meteor.methods({
   },
 
   /**
-   * products/deleteProduct
-   * @summary delete a product and unlink it from all media
+   * products/archiveProduct
+   * @summary archive a product and unlink it from all media
    * @param {String} productId - productId to delete
    * @returns {Number} returns number of removed products
    */
-  "products/deleteProduct": function (productId) {
+  "products/archiveProduct": function (productId) {
     check(productId, Match.OneOf(Array, String));
     // must have admin permission to delete
     if (!Reaction.hasPermission("createProduct") && !Reaction.hasAdminAccess()) {