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title: "Content Versioning"
slug: "content-versioning"
updated: 2026-08-11T06:49:26Z
published: 2026-08-11T06:49:26Z
canonical: "support.whatfix.com/content-versioning"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.whatfix.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Content Versioning

Content Versioning enables you to track all the changes made to any content created on Whatfix. Every saved content change is recorded as a new version.

> [!WARNING]
> Note:
> 
> When you remove Whatfix content or widget from **Production**, it moves back to the **Draft** stage. If a version of this content is present in the **Ready** stage, it also moves back to Draft and any changes made to this content reverts. However, you can restore these changes in the Draft stage.

Here's an orientation video on Content Versioning:

[Embedded content](https://player.vimeo.com/video/990490352?h=3669e2726c&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479)

## Version Panel

The version panel shows all the versions of a particular content or widget, when each version was updated, and which user each version was updated by. You can preview any version as a PDF and restore a version from the version panel.

![version_panel.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/version_panel.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A25%3A18Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A25%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=eG9pMqt6U8AlWwzE6zs44DGy02OdfJrj5HA50pXSJ8k%3D)

> [!WARNING]
> Note:
> 
> - For each version of content that currently exists on the Dashboard, the version panel shows whether it is in Draft, Ready, or Production.
> - The version panel shows **Archived** on the Archived version of the content or widget in the following scenarios:
>   - If a version is currently [**Archived**](/studio/docs/archive-whatfix-content-or-widgets).
>   - If an Archived version is deleted.
>   - If an Archived version is updated by restoring it from the Archived section.
> 
> ![archived_version_panel.png](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/archived_version_panel.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A25%3A18Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A25%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=eG9pMqt6U8AlWwzE6zs44DGy02OdfJrj5HA50pXSJ8k%3D)

Use the following steps to preview and restore a version:

1. On the Whatfix Guidance Dashboard, go to the content or widget that you want to restore to a previous version, and then click the desired version number. ![ia_version_number](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/ia_version_number.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A25%3A18Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A25%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=eG9pMqt6U8AlWwzE6zs44DGy02OdfJrj5HA50pXSJ8k%3D)

> [!WARNING]
> Note:
> 
> Ensure that the **Version** column is selected. ![clm_table_settings_expand _rows](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/clm_table_settings_expand%20_rows.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A25%3A18Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A25%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=eG9pMqt6U8AlWwzE6zs44DGy02OdfJrj5HA50pXSJ8k%3D)

1. Hover your cursor over the version you want to restore and click the **View PDF** icon to preview the content. ![RB_DB_Other config_version details](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/RB_DB_Other%20config_version%20details.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A25%3A18Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A25%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=eG9pMqt6U8AlWwzE6zs44DGy02OdfJrj5HA50pXSJ8k%3D)

> [!NOTE]
> Info:
> 
> The content version opens in a PDF format in a new tab.

1. To restore the version, click **Restore**. ![RB_DB_Other config_restore](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/RB_DB_Other%20config_restore.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T07%3A25%3A18Z&se=2026-11-12T08%3A25%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=eG9pMqt6U8AlWwzE6zs44DGy02OdfJrj5HA50pXSJ8k%3D)

> [!NOTE]
> Info:
> 
> - You can also access the version panel from the [Archived](/studio/docs/archive-whatfix-content-or-widgets) section.
> - The restore option is not available on the version panel in the Archived section.

> [!WARNING]
> Note:
> 
> - The restored version is restored to the Draft stage. [Publish the Content](/studio/docs/publish-whatfix-content) to make it visible to end users.
> - When content is restored from a previous version, the version is copied as a new version. For example, if there are 12 versions of a Flow, and you restore version 5, then version 13 will be an exact copy of version 5.

## Related

- [Whatfix Platform Version control on the Dashboard](/whatfix-platform-updates.md)