View revisions #
- When you save a draft manually or select Update, a revision is created. Revisions allow you to view the recent changes and revert to an earlier version if necessary.
- WordPress will store the last 25 revisions for each post or page on your site if you have a free, Personal, or Premium plan.
To restore an earlier version of a page or post:
- In your WordPress Dashboard, go to Pages or Posts.
- Click on the title of the post or page to edit the one you want to view revisions for.
- On the right side, under Page/ Post Settings, look for Revisions.
Compare revisions #
To view your Revisions, click on a given revision in the revisions list on the right. Alternatively, you can use your keyboard’s j and k keys for navigation. The changes in each revision will be highlighted in blue (for additions) and red (for deletions):
Clicking the Split button will allow you to view the revisions with deletions on the left and additions on the right.
When you view a given revision in the Split view, it will show a comparison with the revision immediately previous to it.
The sidebar also notes the basic changes in each version:
- A green plus sign indicates content that’s been added.
- A red minus sign indicates content that’s been deleted.
For example, “+11 -2” indicates 11 instances of added content and 2 instances of deleted content.
Restore revisions #
It may be challenging to read the revision since it displays in code instead of the rendered content. A couple of tricks you can use to find the correct revision:
- Clicking Load will load the revision in the editor, which allows you to see how the content appears. However, your changes won’t be saved until you click Save Draft or Update.
- Use the revision date above each revision listed on the right to restore a revision from a specific date.
- You can see how many characters were added or removed in each revision under the date. The green plus indicates characters added, and the red minus indicates characters removed.
Select the desired revision to restore a previous page version, then click on the Load button at the bottom.
Clicking the Load button loads the selected revision into the editor. You will need to save the draft or Update the page to keep the changes.
