{"id":38727,"date":"2025-05-26T14:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/?p=38727"},"modified":"2025-06-04T22:42:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:42:34","slug":"what-is-version-history-in-contents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/magazine\/platform-tutorial\/what-is-version-history-in-contents\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Version History in Contents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project saving is automatic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The automatic saves made on the project can be viewed via the \u201cVersion History\u201d function located on the project\u2019s top bar, marked with the icon <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. By opening the panel, the current version of the project is displayed by default, followed by a list of all previous saves in chronological order, from newest to oldest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-2.jpeg\" alt=\"version history panel in contents 2\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-2.jpeg 1999w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-2-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-2-1024x666.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-2-768x499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-2-1536x999.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 800;\">Restore a Previous Version of the Project<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The history panel not only allows users to view previous versions of the project but also gives the option to restore or create a new project based on a past version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two ways to restore a previous version of a project:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Restore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: reverts the current project to the selected previous version<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>New project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: creates a new project based on the selected previous version<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents.jpeg 1999w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-1024x666.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-768x499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.contents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pannello-version-history-in-contents-1536x999.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To restore a version, simply click on the desired version with your mouse. The corresponding restore buttons will then appear in the history panel. The selected version will also be displayed in the workspace area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about what a project is and how the new Contents editor works, refer to the guides <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/magazine\/platform-tutorial\/guide-to-media-and-projects-in-contents\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media and Projects in Contents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contents.com\/magazine\/platform-tutorial\/introduction-to-the-new-contents-editor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to the New Contents Editor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project saving is automatic. &nbsp; The automatic saves made on the project can be viewed via the \u201cVersion History\u201d function located on the project\u2019s top bar, marked with the icon . 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