Deleted blog post

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  jackiepez1 · Member · Aug 10, 2013 at 5:31 pm

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  One of my blog posts was somehow deleted and not by me. I posted it but now it only shows up as a draft that was before I even wrote it. How do I get it back?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Aug 10, 2013 at 5:50 pm

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  If anyone is deleting anything from or posting anything to your blog then you have provided them with the ability to do so either deliberately by adding them as official users, or by allowing them access to your login information, or by posting content that makes it easy for them to guess what your log-in information is.

  Who, aside from you, has access to your login information?

  Go to your email program immediately and change the password to a very difficult one because that’s how many hackers gain access to blogs.

  1. If you can log-in go here > Users > All Users and delete any user that does not belong there.

  2. Disable post by email > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/

  3. Disable post by voice > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-voice/

  4. Change your blog password to a very difficult one > http://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#change-your-password

  5. Use a secure, encrypted connection to connect to your Dashboard. Under Users → Personal Settings, check the box that says “Always use HTTPS when visiting administration pages, and click Save Changes.

  6. Set up two step authentication http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/two-step-authentication/

  Then read this please knowing that blogs don’t get hacked when security protocols are followed. > http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/

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  timethief · Member · Aug 10, 2013 at 5:52 pm

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  Maybe you accidentally deleted it. Provided you did not permanently delete you can restore from trash. Here’s how to locate your Trash, access the posts, pages, media and restore it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/trash/#accessing-your-trash

  Delete a Page or Post

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  jackiepez1 · Member · Aug 10, 2013 at 6:02 pm

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  Thanks for the help, it wasn’t deleted but I found it in my revisions!

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  timethief · Member · Aug 10, 2013 at 6:04 pm

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  Do you believe your blog has been hacked? Yes or no?

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  jackiepez1 · Member · Aug 10, 2013 at 6:05 pm

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  No, I think there was a glitch in the system. I had posted the right thing but later on it showed up as the same post’s draft from an earlier date.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 10, 2013 at 7:00 pm

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  Okay and thanks for the reply.