deleting posts
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I want to delete some of my early posts and have piecemeal info from checking forum questions so I’d like to be sure of what I’m doing before I hit the delete button.
When I delete a post via dashboard > manage posts, is a copy kept somewhere on WordPress?
How can I keep a copy on my computer?
TIA
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NO copy is kept anywhere, except maybe in Google’s cache, so even though you delete from your blog, it will still be on the Internet, presumably forever.
A better suggestion is just to Unpublish them. This will turn them into drafts, and you can keep your post for later re-use.
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Thanks, unpublishing is an excellent idea and I will probably do that. But for my own info, is it possible to back posts up on my computer?
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@mtdewvirus
That’s correct, but that exports the whole blog, which is a bit overkill if you want to keep one post only. -
Hmmm. Backing up the whole blog is probably not what I’m going to do, but that is the information that I asked for, so thanks again.
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If you use an offline editor, such as MS LiveWriter, you’ll always have a backup of your post on your computer. Some people also like it because it is easy to insert images in a table.
But, you wouldn’t be able to back up your comments that way. Only with the full export.
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I never heard of an offline editor but now I will look into it. Thank you, justjennifer and other WordPressers, for being so smart and sharing it. I’m very grateful.
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Look here for advice on offline editors:
http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/offline-blog-editors-reviews/
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