Missing a post

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  nicholasdumonde · Member · Sep 11, 2013 at 3:02 pm

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  So I just started this blog, but I’m not new to blogging, and I wrote a new post “My Consultation (Part 1)”, published it, and now it is gone! This was maybe an hour ago, and it is gone. No sign of it whatsoever. I always have a hard time sticking with a blog, and now this just makes me want to stop. Anyone have any suggestions?

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  timethief · Member · Sep 11, 2013 at 3:58 pm

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  If the post was created on the dashboard of your own blog at Dashboard > Posts > All Posts > 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

  (If you are referring to a page then see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-revisions/)

  But if the post was created here http://wordpress.com/#!/post/ there is no means of recovery as the auto-save is not functioning there.

  Always create your posts on the dashboard of your own blog at
  Dashboard > Posts > All Posts > Add New
  The auto-save works there and the post will be Standard post format unless you change it.

  Do not create posts here > http://wordpress.com/#!/post/ where the auto-save is not working and where you are creating an Aside post format.

  Use an offline blog editor so you have backups on your own computer http://en.support.wordpress.com/xml-rpc/

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  lettergrade · Member · Sep 11, 2013 at 3:58 pm

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  I see your missing post on the site. It’s here and it’s also appearing further down on the home page:
  http://rolfingforposture.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/my-consultation-part-1/

  Glad to say everything appears to be working, but for future: you can also check your Dashboard > Posts > All Posts list to find the post you want when you miss them on the site.

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  nicholasdumonde · Member · Sep 11, 2013 at 5:07 pm

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  Despite being experienced with both blogging and web development, I somehow made a very, well, stupid mistake. I somehow over wrote the post with Consultation (Part 2) . . . I was able to go back and retrieve Consultation (Part 1) before the rewrite.

  I can’t believe I made such a ridiculous mistake, but I am very happy I didn’t have to try to rewrite the post!

  Thank you to those that tried to help; I am happy that in the end I didn’t need it and my post was safe and sound!

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  lettergrade · Member · Sep 13, 2013 at 8:48 pm

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  Glad everything worked out.

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  nicholasdumonde · Member · Sep 13, 2013 at 10:02 pm

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  As am I. Thank you!