Trash and versions

Deleting an entry is never final right away: it goes to the trash, stays there for 30 days, and comes back in one click. And nothing you publish overwrites what was there before: every publish is kept as a dated version. This page walks through the trash, duplication and the history.

Move an entry to the trash

The ⋯ menu offers Move to trash: at the end of each row in the entry list, or at the top of the entry when it is open. From the list, a confirmation appears before anything happens: “It will be kept for 30 days. Your live website only changes on the next publish.”

That sentence says it all:

• Nothing is lost. The entry goes to the trash with all its content, draft included, and stays there for 30 days.
• Your live site does not change right away. If the page was published, your visitors still see it. It will disappear from your site on the next publish, whichever entry you publish then.

Note

An entry in the trash becomes read-only: it can no longer be edited or published. If it is still open on screen, a banner reminds you: “This content is in the trash: it is read-only.” The banner also offers a Restore button.

Restore an entry

1. At the bottom of any content list, click the Trash link.

2. The trash lists every deleted entry on your site, all types together, with two dates per entry: “Deleted June 3, permanently removed July 3”.

3. Click Restore. The entry reopens immediately, exactly as you left it.

Two things worth knowing:

• If its address was taken in the meantime (another entry claimed the same address while this one sat in the trash), the restored entry gets a nearby address, and a message tells you which one.
• If the page was live before it was deleted, it will reappear on your site on the next publish.

After 30 days, the entry is permanently deleted, on the date shown in the trash. This time, there is no way back.

Tip

The media library has its own trash, with the same 30-day rule. It is covered in Your images and documents.

Duplicate an entry

The same ⋯ menu offers Duplicate. The copy opens right away:

• its title is the original’s, followed by “(copy)”;
• its address is adjusted so it does not clash with the original;
• it is a draft: it will only appear on your site if you publish it.

It is the right starting point for a page close to an existing one (a new service, one more dish on the menu), or for trying out a rework without touching the original: you work on the copy, and you only publish if you like the result.

Version history

Each time you publish, your workspace keeps a dated version of the entry: what was live, when, and who published it. Versions add up, none overwrites the previous one. That is also what makes working together safe: if two people edit the same entry and their changes cross paths, each person’s version is kept.

In practice, to go back:

• Not happy with your current changes? Discard changes, in the entry’s ⋯ menu, erases the draft and returns to the last published version. The details are in Edit your content.
• Looking for a text published months ago? That version still exists. Your workspace does not show the list of versions yet, but the person who runs your site can retrieve any of them and put it back in front of you.