Can’t See the Revisions Button or Links

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If you can't see the PublishPress Revisions buttons and links when editing content, this guide can help.

Check the Status of Your Content #

  • The Free version of PublishPress Revisions controls who can create revisions for published content.
  • The Pro version of PublishPress Revisions also works on content that is unpublished.

Are Revisions Enabled for the WordPress Core #

Check that the default revisions feature is enabled on your site. PublishPress Revisions builds on the default revisions feature in WordPress. However, some popular hosts such as WPEngine do disable revisions.

Check the Revisor Role #

Start by checking that PublishPress Revisions works correctly for users in the “Revisor” role.

  • Create a user in the “Revisor” role and log in to their account.
  • Can this user create revisions for published content?

If this is not working, then you probably have another plugin enabled that is conflicting with PublishPress Revisions.

Check the Revisions Setting #

Next, it is important to check the Revisions setting. Make sure you have checked your post type here: