Can I undo a publish?
There is no undo button, but an update can be reversed by uploading a file with the previous values, and your CMS keeps revisions or versions where they are switched on.
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- Updated October 13, 2026
There is no undo button, because every item lives on your site, and your site is the place that keeps the history.
- An update is reversed by uploading a file with the previous values: the review shows the change in reverse and publishing restores it. We tested this: after a file whose empty cells had cleared an excerpt, tags, a category, an image, a custom field and a slug, uploading the original file put them all back.
- Your CMS's own history: WordPress's post revisions and Joomla's Versions, where switched on.
- A created item can be removed on your site like any other.
That is why the review exists: read it before the first publish (publish your changes).
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