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Restore Page, Product, and Post History

In this guide, you will choose the correct history entry and restore an earlier page, product, or post version. Estimated time: 5 minutes.

If content was changed incorrectly, do not recreate it immediately. AllinCMS site admin keeps separate history versions for pages, products, and posts.

When to Use This

  • A page module was deleted or its layout became disordered.
  • Product text, images, categories, or other fields were changed incorrectly.
  • A post title, body, cover image, or other fields were changed incorrectly.
  • Several edits were made and you can no longer identify the mistake.

Choose the entry that matches the content you changed:

What to restoreWhere to find historyWhat it restores
PageHistory in the upper-left of the page designerPage modules, layout, text, images, and links
ProductHistory in the upper-left of the product editorProduct body, images, categories, tags, description, and other fields
PostHistory in the upper-left of the post editorPost title, body, cover, category, description, and other fields

This guide restores an older version of an existing page, product, or post. It does not directly recover an entry or media file that has been deleted completely.

1. Restore a Page Version

Path

AllinCMS site admin -> Themes -> target theme -> design the target page -> History in the upper-left corner

1Open the page
2Open History
3Select a version
4Preview and verify
5Save and publish

Restore Steps

  1. Open the page that was edited incorrectly in the page designer.
  2. Click History in the upper-left corner.
  3. Use the version number and time to select the version before the mistake. Start with the version immediately before the current one instead of jumping to the oldest version.
  4. Open the history version and inspect the preview. Check navigation, module order, text, images, and links.
  5. When the content is correct, click Save in the upper-right corner, then click Publish.
  6. Open the live site and refresh the page to confirm that it has been restored.
AllinCMS site admin page designer History menu - several page versions are listed so the user can select the version before an incorrect edit

2. Restore a Product or Post Version

Products and posts use the same recovery process, but you enter from a different menu:

  • Product path: AllinCMS site admin -> Products -> open the target product -> History in the upper-left
  • Post path: AllinCMS site admin -> Posts -> open the target post -> History in the upper-left
1Open the product or post
2Open History
3Select a version
4Verify all fields
5Update or publish
  1. Open Products or Posts from the left menu, then open the entry that was changed incorrectly.
  2. Click History in the upper-left of the editor.
  3. Use the version number, time, and Draft / Published labels to select the version before the mistake.
  4. After loading the version, verify the product name, body, images, categories, tags, and description, or the post title, body, cover, category, and description.
  5. When everything is correct, click Update or Publish in the upper-right as needed.
  6. Open the corresponding product or post on the live site and refresh it to confirm the restored content.
AllinCMS site admin product editor history - the History menu lists the current draft, a published version, and an earlier draft that can be selected for recovery
Preview Before Restoring

Do not publish based only on the version time. For pages, verify navigation, modules, text, images, and links. For products and posts, also verify categories, tags, descriptions, and other fields before saving or publishing.

Version Labels

LabelMeaning
CurrentThe version currently being edited
Current, DraftThe current unpublished product or post version
PublishedA version that has been published before
Version 7, Version 6A larger version number is usually newer
Version 3, Version 2A larger product or post version number is usually newer
3 days agoApproximate time when the version was saved or published

If you select the wrong version, open History again and compare another version.

Next

Launch Checklist - after restoring and publishing the page, check links, contact details, and the live page display.