27/101 Restore a previous version of your site

2️⃣7️⃣ You might of deleted an import section of your website, not to worry, you can go back in time to a different version of your website and return everything to normal again.

How to Restore a Previous Version of Your Wix Website

If you've ever made changes to your Wix website and later regretted them, you might be wondering whether there's a way to go back. The good news is there is: Wix site history lets you restore your site to an earlier version in just a few clicks. This built-in tool quietly saves a snapshot every time you edit, so if something goes wrong - a deleted section, a colour change you hate, or a layout that broke - you can revert to a version that worked.

In this guide I'll walk you through exactly how to view and restore a previous version of your site, show you where to find it, explain what the tool can and can't recover, and answer the questions people ask most.

What is Wix site history?

Wix site history is a running log of every saved version of your website. Each time you - or anyone you collaborate with - saves or publishes in the Wix Editor, Wix stores that site version in the background. Think of it like a save system for your website: each snapshot captures your pages, content and design elements exactly as they were at that moment.

You can open the list from your dashboard or directly inside the editor, view any earlier site version, and bring it back to life when you need to. It's one of those features you rarely think about - until the day you really need it.

Step 1: Access Your Wix Website

Start by logging in to your Wix account and opening the website you want to restore. From your home dashboard, select the site you're working on. Once you're inside, you can reach your site history either from the dashboard or from within the editor itself.

Step 2: Open Site History

There are a couple of ways to access Site History, but the quickest is:

1. Click the Search option in your site's dashboard.

2. Search for Site History.

3. Click it to open a list of all previously saved versions of your site.

You can also open it from inside the editor - look for the version history icon at the top of the screen. Either route brings up the same list of saved site versions.

Step 3: Choose a Previous Version

Once you've opened Site History, you'll see every version of your site saved over time, listed by date. Wix saves automatically as you work, so there's usually plenty to scroll through. Click any entry to view how your site looked at that point.

If more than one person works on the site, you'll also see who last saved or published each version - handy for tracking changes across a team.

Step 4: Restore the Version

When you've found the version you want to revert to:

1. Click it to preview how your site looked at that moment.

2. If you're happy, click Restore.

3. A confirmation prompt appears - click Restore again to confirm.

Restoring won't wipe the versions that came after it. Wix simply reverts your working site to the one you chose, so you can always change your mind and revert forward again.

Step 5: Publish the Restored Version

After restoring, your site reverts to the chosen version - but it isn't live yet. To push it out to visitors:

1. Click Edit Site to open the Wix Editor and make any final tweaks.

2. Click Publish to update the live version of your website.

3. Refresh the page and click View Site to confirm the restored version is live.

The limitations of restoring a previous version

Site history is powerful, but it isn't a catch-all backup. A restored version brings back your pages and design elements, but it won't recover things stored outside the editor - like form submissions, blog comments, or store orders placed since that version was saved. Restoring also reverts your whole site rather than a single page, so if you only changed one section it's often quicker to fix it by hand.

Wix sets out the full list of limitations in its support articles on viewing and managing your site history and restoring a saved version of your site.

How I use site history

In practice it's dead simple. When I want to roll a client's site back, I open the editor, head to version history, and there's the full list of every save. I'll click through a few until I spot the one I want - say, just before a colour change went wrong - hit Restore, then Edit Site and Publish. Refresh the site and you're back to that earlier version.

If there are several collaborators, you can see who saved or published each one, which makes it easy to work out what changed and when. It's genuinely one of the handiest safety nets on the platform.

Frequently asked questions

Here are the questions people ask me most about Wix site history.

Can you see site history on Wix?

Yes. Every Wix site keeps a version history you can view from your dashboard or the Wix Editor. Open Site History to see each saved version, when it was saved, and who saved it.

What is the history of Wix?

Wix was founded in 2006 in Tel Aviv and has grown into one of the world's largest website builders, used by hundreds of millions of people. That's the company's history - not to be confused with your site history, which is the version log for your own website.

Does Wix delete old websites?

Wix doesn't routinely delete your site, but free sites left inactive for a long time can be removed, and your site history only stretches back so far. If a site matters to you, keep it on a paid plan and consider your own external backups for anything business-critical.

What are the disadvantages of Wix?

No platform is perfect. Wix's main trade-offs are that you can't freely move your site to another host, and site history won't restore everything (as covered above). For most small businesses, though, the ease of editing and the safety net of version history far outweigh the downsides. As a Wix Partner, I help businesses get the most out of the platform while sidestepping these pitfalls.

Final Thoughts

The site history feature is one of Wix's most reassuring tools. Whether you've changed colours, removed content, or made an edit you regret, you can always revert to a previous version - so you can experiment with your design without fear of breaking things or losing sight of your site goals.

If you're tidying up your site, it's worth pairing this with a few related articles: check your default SEO settings and schema, get to grips with the new Wix Studio editor, or learn how to add a scheduled lightbox. And if you'd rather hand it all to a Wix website designer, that's exactly what I do.