This article shows you how to save a named version of your website in the Stackably Website Builder and how to restore any saved version from History.
Watch the video below, or follow the steps in this article.
What is History in the Website Builder?
History in the Website Builder keeps saved copies of your whole website so you can go back to an earlier one. Each saved copy is called a version and holds every page of the website as it was when the version was saved.
The History list in the Website Builder can show three kinds of versions:
Versions you save yourself, shown with your name for the version and the words Saved by you.
Autosave versions that Stackably saves for you.
Before restore versions, which Stackably saves automatically every time you restore a version, so the website you had just before the restore stays in History.
Every version in History shows how long ago it was saved and how many pages it holds, for example just now · 4 pages.
How do I open History in the Website Builder?
You open History from the top bar of the Website Builder while you are editing a website.
In the left menu, click Business Tools, then click the Website Builder tab.
In the Your websites list, tick the checkbox to the left of the website, then click Edit in the bar that opens at the bottom of the screen. The website opens in the builder.
In the top bar of the builder, click the History button. It is the clock icon just to the right of the undo and redo arrows.
When it worked, a window titled History opens with the line Go back to any saved copy of this site. The Current draft box is at the top and your saved versions are listed underneath, grouped by day (for example TODAY).
How do I save a version of my website?
Saving a version of your website in History keeps a copy you can return to later, for example before you make big changes.
Open History from the top bar of the Website Builder.
In the Current draft box, click the box labelled Name this version (optional) and type a name you will recognise, for example Before menu changes.
Click the dark Save version button next to the name box.
When it worked, your version appears at the top of the History list with the name you typed, Saved by you, just now and the number of pages in the website.
Tip: A website that has never been published shows Not published yet beside Current draft in History.
How do I restore an earlier version of my website?
Restoring a version from History brings back the website exactly as it was when that version was saved.
Open History from the top bar of the Website Builder.
Find the version you want in the History list and click the Restore button on its row.
The Restore button changes to two buttons: Yes, restore and Cancel. Click Yes, restore to go back to that version, or click Cancel to keep the website as it is.
When it worked, the builder reloads and shows the website from the version you restored. When you open History again, a new Before restore version is at the top of the list, marked Before a restore, holding the website as it was just before you restored.
Note: Restoring a version in History replaces the pages you are working on with the pages in that version. Because Stackably saves a Before restore version first, the website you replaced is still listed in History.