Keeping Old Posts

  • Resolved aretzer

    (@aretzer)


    1 year, 4 months ago

    When we republish a post it overwrites the content and the old post is no where to be found. Is there a setting or a way to keep the back copies? Or at least a certain number of back copies?

    We rewrite and republish our Weekend Planner each Wednesday and I need to be able to save the previous four copies, but I can’t figure out a way to do that.

    This also becomes important when each year we write a Summer Bucket List for example and want to make it different each year. It would be incredibly helpful to be able to look back at the previous couple years to make sure we are taking a new angle.

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  • Plugin Support Mushrit Shabnam

    (@611shabnam)

    Hi @aretzer

    When you click the Rewrite & Republish button, a new duplicated version of your original post is created. Once you edit the duplicated version and after you’re done, your duplicated post will be merged into the original post. This is expected and the correct behavior.

    If you would like to keep the previous copies, you may try to use the clone or new draft option. Simply click the Clone button to make a copy of that specific post or page. Click the New Draft link to copy that post or page and open it in the editor right away.

    Thread Starter aretzer

    (@aretzer)

    Thanks- I understand how it works. I’m just wondering if there’s a way to choose a setting that will keep all old versions instead of losing whatever is written over.

    Plugin Support Mushrit Shabnam

    (@611shabnam)

    Hi

    Kindly head to WordPress dashboard > Settings > Yoast duplicate post > Display > Show original item.

    If you choose to rewrite and republish, put the checkmark for In a metabox in the Edit screen. Save the setting. So, when you click on rewrite & republish and you are editing the post, look at the bottom right corner, you can see the original item before you hit rewrite & republish.

    Are you trying to find the revisions?

    Plugin Support Mushrit Shabnam

    (@611shabnam)

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