How do I restore previous autosave entries?
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I was editing a blog post, and accidentally hit the backspace a couple times when deleting a horizontal line, bringing me back to the previous screen. I tried to recover my edits, but it appears that it did not autosave every two minutes like it was supposed to because there were only two versions saved in my browser, the latest of which was last modified 11 hours before. When I click edit, there is a message indicating that I can restore a previous backup, but then it does not appear to make actual changes to my post when I click “restore”. Am I doing something wrong? P.S. I am new to blogging and wordpress.
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NOTE: The revision management system from WP-admin is not built into the new editor, so saving the draft saves only the most recent version, but not previous versions.
Provided you did not create the post in the new Beep Beep Boop editor where it’s saved only on your browser, and is not auto-saved to the servers for your blog unless you click the save link once, you may be able to recover a lost post or page.
If you are using the new Beep Beep Boop editor please read this first:
Features that won’t be included in the new editor
Post Revisions
Copy a Post
Link back to wp-admin
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-reinstate-the-option-of-choice-to-use-the-old-publishing-format/page/32?replies=942#post-2338964If the post was created on the dashboard of your own blog at Dashboard > Pages > Add New then you ought to be able to recover a lost post or page from revisions if needs be.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/post-revisions/See also if applicable > restoring from trash http://en.support.wordpress.com/trash/#restoring-from-trash
To locate draft POSTS Dashboard > Posts > All Post > Drafts
http://that8hiphop.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=postTo locate draft PAGES Dashboard > Pages> All Pages > Drafts
http://that8hiphop.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=page(If you are referring to a Page then see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-revisions/)
If you cannot locate a revision or restore from Trash then the content has been lost and cannot be recovered.
I recommend:
1. Always create your posts on the dashboard of your own blog at
Dashboard > Posts > All Posts > Add New
If you have cookies enabled on your browser your preference will be saved unless or until your clear your cookies, and it will take you to the classic editor automatically every time you create a new post via the drop-down menu in the black admin bar or edit a post via the edit button on the blog itself. To use the classic post editor see here Navigating the Classic WordPress.COM interface.2. Immediately after creating a post and entering a title click the save draft link. Thereafter, “click save draft” frequently.
3. Always allow pages to fully load before clicking any other links.
4. Never leave a post or page open for content creation or editing and walk away from it, or open another tab in the same blog and work on something else while it is still open. Save it properly and return to edit it later.
5. Use an offline blog editor so you have backups on your own computer http://en.support.wordpress.com/xml-rpc/
You cannot deactivate the new Beep Beep Boop editor but you do not have to use it. For locating the ways and means of accessing the legacy or classic pages for creating posts, editing posts, and viewing stats see here > Navigating the Classic WordPress.COM interface http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2015/04/05/navigating-the-classic-wordpress-com-interface/
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OK thanks for the advice. I was using the Beep Beep Boop editor, and I think I will use the dashboard editor from now on. It appears that I lost my edits, but I will be extra cautious when I make edits in the future.
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I am so sorry this happened to you. :( When it happened to me a year ago I abandoned using the new editor.
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