I have accidentally deleted my last post published today which I spent considerable time researching about what prostitutes want, the way forward after the horrific Ipswich murders.
If anyone has any ideas about how I can retrieve it from WordPress, I would appreciate it. I hope it is not lost for ever.
Fairly sure that there’s no rollback path for that happening in WordPress. I’ll have a brief squint at the code, but I think it physically deletes the record from the database.
I don’t know if this will work but it might. Worth a try I should think.
If you haven’t deleted your temporary internet files, there might be a copy of that page stored somewhere on your computer.
First go to a folder and click “TOOLS” – “FOLDER OPTIONS” – “VIEW” and put “Do Show Hidden Files and Folders” and apply it to all folders (you can change back later). Then for internet explorer:
C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorLocal SettingsTemporary Internet Files
And look for web pages stored there. An old version of the page with the article on it could be in there, which you can open in IE and copy off.
For firefox, I think its stores its temporary files in a folder named “Cache” so you’d have to search that out.
I hope that helps you out.
Ellee, this isn’t going to be a lot of comfort this time, but it might help in the future. I normally prepare my draft postings in Windows Notepad (a plain-text programme) and save them in a special folder. Then copy and paste into your blog window when it’s ready. And if it gets lost, you have a back-up!
I’m afraid it’s the same old story I’ve been telling students for years, namely make a back-up! At least you didn’t lose a nearly-finished PhD thesis (I have known it!).
Miraculously, I have recovered it from the template, though I have lost the comments, many thanks for your support and advice.
If that ever happens again, the easiest way of doing it is to retrieve it from Bloglines.
(I actually had it open on my page, I was already to cut and paste it to you!)
(I meant ‘all ready’, not “already”, obviously)
A bit late, I know, but I checked the code
and it physically deletes the entry from the database as I thought (and database files don’t have a “recycled bin”). So, once deleted, it’s gone.
It would be more sensible if WordPress managed an audit trail. I’ll suggest it in the forums.
Read Tim’s comment here but you say you have it back, Ellee? Is it your next post after this?
James, Yes, that’s correct, I lost a few comments, but managed to restore the original post.
Ah. You still had a copy in the Microsoft software that you use for creating your blog entries?
Tim, I found the lost post in Beta Windows Live Writer – what a relief!