{"id":65098,"date":"2022-09-29T13:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/tutorials\/?p=65098"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:28:49","slug":"how-to-undo-changes-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/ca\/tutorials\/how-to-undo-changes-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to undo changes in WordPress -revisions and backups"},"content":{"rendered":"

When editing WordPress posts, mistakes can happen. Fortunately, you can undo them using WordPress revisions<\/strong>, a built-in feature that lets you revert changes made to your posts.<\/p>

This article will explore how to undo changes on your WordPress site. With revisions, you don’t need to worry about losing previous versions of your WordPress posts in case you want to restore them in the future.<\/p>

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How to Undo Changes in WordPress Using Revisions<\/h2>

You can access the Revisions feature from the Gutenberg block editor<\/a> and the classic editor. Whenever a user clicks Publish, Update, or Save Draft <\/strong>for a post, WordPress creates a new revision.<\/p>

In addition, the WordPress text editor<\/a> also has an autosave <\/strong>feature. But keep in mind that revisions and autosaves work differently.<\/p>

WordPress automatically saves the current version of a post every 10 seconds in the block editor and every 60 seconds in the classic editor. But unlike revisions, WordPress stores one autosave at a time only. Therefore, each new autosave will replace the previous one.<\/p>

Fortunately, you can easily see and restore previously saved revisions. However, note that your post must have at least two older revisions<\/strong> before the Revisions<\/strong> button can appear.<\/p>

Note that not every user type can fully utilize revisions. The ability to view the revision history and publish revisions will depend on the user privileges:<\/p>