My drafted post disappeared!!!

  • Unknown's avatar
    pesztlajos · Member ·

    I went crazy!!! I was writing a long enough post…While I was editing it, I saved it several times, inserted a picture in the text, finally – after the final manual save – I should have several saved version, but I can not find anything of that in my admin section…the whole post has been disappeared! And the most annoying is that, this is not the first case!
    Where is my drafted post???!!!
    In case of my latest, and lost post can not be back, I will delete and leave my WordPress profile!

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

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    timethief · Member ·

    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 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

    To locate draft POSTS Dashboard > Posts > All Post > Drafts
    http://plasztik.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=post

    To locate draft PAGES Dashboard > Pages> All Pages > Drafts
    http://plasztik.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.

  • Unknown's avatar
    pesztlajos · Member ·

    Probably my previous explanation was not clear enough…
    Again..
    1) I have used Boop Boop Beep (Firefox browser on my PC Win 7 has been used) to edit my planned new post.
    2) I have saved my work by using “Save as draft” button in BBB, and have not seen any error message, consequently everything went well, I guessed!
    3) I closed Boop Boop Beep….

    Later..
    1) I could not find that drafted post neither in my “all posts” nor in “trash” whithin the WP admin section.
    2) Although there was no reason to check the trash in my PC, I did. Nothing has been found and recognized as my drafted post.

    My personal conclusion is that Boop Boop Beep operation was not proper!
    Can I get back my drafted post?

    With friendship

    Lajos Peszt

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    pesztlajos · Member ·

    Useing WordPress aplication on my iPAD, finally I found that draft as a drafted new page…in my admin section! Incredible!
    Thanks for the help!
    Lajos

  • Unknown's avatar
    timethief · Member ·

    I’m so happy to read your persisted in searching and found it. You’re welcome and best wishes.

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