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eZ Platform tracks every time when you save a Content item you are working on. You can later, at any time, view a list of all previous versions of a Content item.

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Viewing versions

To view all existing versions of Content item, open it and go to the Versions tab.

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Versions are divided into:

  • Drafts Draft under edit. Currently edited versions that have not been published yet.
  • Published version. The version that is published on the website at the moment.
  • Archived versions. Previous versions of the Content item.

 

Creating a new draft based on an archived version

When viewing versions of a Content item you can select any archived version and

Working on drafts

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You can check any draft in the Draft under edit table and choose of the options:

  • Edit selected draft lets you modify an existing (unpublished) draft. When you save your modification without publishing them, a new draft will be created.
  • Delete selected draft(s) removes an existing draft.
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When deleted, a draft is removed instantly, it is not placed in the Trash like a published Content item, and therefore can't be restored.

If there is one or more unpublished drafts of the current Content item, you can also simply click Edit in the Action bar. You will then see a window listing all these drafts.

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Click one of them and click the edit icon to modify it, or click the + New Draft button in the top right corner of the window. This will create a new draft based on it.To do it, check the box next to the archived version and click the latest published version.

 

Working with archived versions

You can check any archived version in the Archived versions table and do one of the following operations:

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  • creates a new draft, using the archived version as a staring point.
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    Remove selected archived version(s) deletes the version.