How to restore metadata

  • Resolved paleolove

    (@paleolove)


    10 years, 9 months ago

    A few weeks ago I got someone to do SEO work. She changed titles and descriptions for my pages. The work wasn’t good and I want to go back to my old titles and descriptions.

    How do I access this specific info from the backup?
    Do I need to restore, and if so, what exactly do I restore (the database? others?). Will I then lose my latest posts?

    Is there a way to just view the old meta data so I could copy and paste it manually?

    To state the obvious, I understand nothing about how the backup works. I made the blog myself, so no webmater to turn to.

    I’d be very appreciative for any guidance.
    Thanks guys!

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  • Plugin Author David Anderson / Team Updraft

    (@davidanderson)

    Hi paleolove,

    This is part of the database backup. Restoring the database would, though, of course restore *everything* in the database, not just a little bit. So, you will want to (either yourself, or via some expert help) open up the database file (it’s a standard SQL file), and pick out just the bits that you want from it.

    David

    Thread Starter paleolove

    (@paleolove)

    Hi David,
    Thanks for taking the time to reply!

    I’m not familiar with SQL files. Is this something I could learn to do or shoild I look for expert help? Is there any link or video you could direct me to?

    Thanks!

    Plugin Author David Anderson / Team Updraft

    (@davidanderson)

    Hi,

    You’d need to be familiar with both SQL and the WordPress database structure; I don’t have any specific recommendations – Googling would probably bring up a few things; but it’s a steep learning curve if both are new to you!

    David

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