Losing my post when trying to add media
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Where does my post go before I publish it when I click to add media? I’ve lost 2 completed but unpublished stories so far.
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Hi there,
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.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.
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://joeschlaerth.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=postTo locate draft PAGES Dashboard > Pages> All Pages > Drafts
http://joeschlaerth.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.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/
If you do not locate the post in your drafts or private posts then please provide the title and URL of it here please as I tagged this thread for Staff help. Then subscribe to the thread, so you are notified when they respond. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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Thank you Timethief. This is a huge help. I lost both posts when I clicked on addmedia on the add new postpage in beep beep boop. Both seem to be lost. I’m glad to learn the right way while I’m still new to the process. I appreciate your suggestions and will be taking them to heart!
Joe -
I’m so sorry you suffered this loss. It has happened to me too and that’s why I use only the classic editor now. Maybe you want to do the same. If so, then this post of mine Navigating the Classic WordPress.COM interface is focused on locating the ways and means of accessing the legacy or classic pages for creating posts, editing posts, and viewing stats.
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