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Content Versioning and Rollback: Why Your CMS Needs It

Accidental deletions happen. Version history and rollback let you undo mistakes and track changes over time.

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Why Versioning Matters

Without versioning, every edit is permanent. One accidental paste-over can destroy an entire post. Version history stores every revision so you can compare changes and rollback to any previous version.

What to Version

  • Content body (every save creates a revision)
  • Title and metadata changes
  • Status changes (draft → published → archived)
  • Author and permission changes

Implementation

Store revisions in a separate table linked to the post. Each revision captures the full content state, author, timestamp, and change description. RankFlo automatically creates revisions on every update.