WordPress keeps a saved copy of every version of your post as you work on it, so an accidental deletion or a rewrite you regret is never final. Here is how to look back through those copies, compare them, and put the one you want back in place.

## Prerequisites

- A post that has been saved at least twice, so it has at least one earlier version to go back to
- An account that can edit that post — an Administrator, Editor, or the post's own Author

## Steps

### Step 1: Open the post you want to fix

In your dashboard, go to **Posts** and click the title of the post you want to restore. It opens in the editor as usual.

![Open the post you want to fix](https://wordpress.supportpages.io/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTE0NCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--6cd91260297e834095f31dab2c910e28837869c7/block_open-post.png)

### Step 2: Open the revision history

In the editor, open the **Post** tab in the settings sidebar and click the **Revisions** row. The number next to it is how many saved versions WordPress has kept for this post.

![Open the revision history](https://wordpress.supportpages.io/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTE0NywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--193b0418475d891af62df06e1373d7c0a8de6cb2/block_open-revisions.png)

### Step 3: Compare the versions and restore the one you want

Drag the **Revision** slider to step back through earlier versions; the date above it tells you which version you are looking at. Turn on **Show changes** to highlight what is different, then click **Restore** to put that version back into your editor. Nothing changes on your site until you publish or update the post.

![Compare the versions and restore the one you want](https://wordpress.supportpages.io/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTE1MywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--c94699c6096189913ad53fb4a6c976dffe507c37/block_compare-revisions.png)

## Tips

- Restoring a version does not delete the newer ones — every version stays in the list, so you can always go back and forth.
- The slider steps through versions newest to oldest, and the date of the version you are viewing is shown above it.
- If you only want to borrow a paragraph from an older version, restore it, copy the text, then restore the newer version again.

## Summary

Open the post, click **Revisions** in the **Post** tab of the settings sidebar, and use the slider to find the version you want. Click **Restore**, then publish or update the post to make it live.