This is a list plugin, which has the functionality to allow the user to delete an item (hierarchy node) by linking the child nodes to the previous node of the deleted, for example:
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A
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B
- C
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By excluding item "B", the link from "C" to "A" is established.
With the plugin properly installed in Joomla, we can use them in the list plugins, as shown in the image below:

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Parent Column: Choose the element (item/column) that will be deleted. -
Recursively YES: Responsible for deleting all sub-items from the selected item, that is, it does not link the nodes, it just deletes. -
Recursively NO: Responsible for changing the link after deleting the parent item as shown in the example above.