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How Webflow's automatic backups and version history work, and how to restore a previous version of your site if something goes wrong.

Webflow automatically saves backups of your site as you work. If something goes wrong — a bad edit, an accidental delete, or an update that broke something — a site manager can roll the site back to an earlier backup.

Quick summary

Webflow creates backups (restore points) automatically while people work on your site, and a backup can also be saved by hand at any time. Backups live in Site settings > Backups. You can preview a backup before restoring it. Only site managers can open and restore backups, so if you're a content editor, ask us. This is your safety net for bad changes.

How version history works

Webflow doesn't save a backup every time you publish. Instead, it creates restore points in these ways:

Automatically as you work. Webflow saves your work automatically, and every 50th auto-save becomes a restore point.
When you restore. When you restore an older backup, Webflow saves the current version of your site, so you can go back to it.
By hand. A backup can be saved at any time by pressing Command + Shift + S (Mac) or Control + Shift + S (Windows) and adding a description.

Webflow also offers to save a backup before you import CMS items from a CSV file. It doesn't offer scheduled backups. Images and other assets are saved and restored with a backup.

Accessing version history

Only site managers can open site backups. Content editors can't, so if you edit content on your site, Chykalophia will restore a backup for you.

Open your site in Webflow. On the Webflow Dashboard, hover over your site and click Open in Webflow.

Open the Settings panel and click Backups. You can also find the same backups in Site settings > Backups.

Browse the backup list. You can rename any backup from its "three dots" menu.

Preview a backup to see what it looked like. Hover over it and click the "eye" icon to open the preview in a new tab.

Restore the backup you want. Click the "three dots" icon next to it and choose to restore.

Publish when you're ready. Check the restored site, then publish it. After a restore, you need to publish the whole site once before you can publish or unpublish single CMS items again.

Restoring overwrites your current version

When you restore a backup, it replaces the current version of your site in Webflow. Webflow also saves the current version when you restore, so you can switch back if needed. A restore changes a few other things too: CMS items that were scheduled to publish are set to "Queue to publish", each CMS item's "Published on" date changes to the time of the restore, reCAPTCHA keys (if your forms use reCAPTCHA) need to be added again, and bot blocking is turned off. Tell us before restoring so we can check these.

CMS content and backups

Webflow's backup notes list your CMS Collections among the things a restore affects (see the callout above). Keep in mind that a restore rolls back the whole site, not a single CMS item.

For extra safety, export important Collections as CSV files from the CMS panel (see below).

If you accidentally delete or corrupt a CMS item, contact Chykalophia as soon as possible.

How many versions are saved?

On a paid Site plan, backups are unlimited and you can restore any backup at any time. On the free Starter plan, you can only restore one of the two most recent backups, unless the site's Workspace has a paid plan. Even so, don't rely on backups as your only copy of critical content.

Best practices

Save a backup before big changes. Ask your site manager (or us) to save a named backup before a large update, so there's a clear point to return to.
Note what you changed. Before making significant edits, take a screenshot or note what the site currently looks like, so you have a reference if you need to restore.
Don't wait to report problems. If something looks wrong after an edit, contact Chykalophia quickly — the more recent the issue, the easier it is to fix.

Common questions

I published a mistake. Can I undo it immediately?

Usually, yes. A site manager can restore an earlier backup from Site settings > Backups and then publish again. See the steps above. If you can't open backups, contact us.

I'm in the Editor, not the Designer. Can I restore from here?

No. The old Webflow Editor was retired in August 2026, and content editors can't open backups. Only site managers can. Contact Chykalophia and we'll restore the version for you.

Does Webflow back up my CMS data (blog posts, etc.)?

Site backups are saved versions of your whole site, and Webflow's restore notes cover CMS Collections too. For an extra copy of important content, export the Collection as a CSV file: open the CMS panel, click the Collection, then click Export. The CSV includes your text and links to your images, not the image files themselves.

How far back can I restore?

On a paid Site plan, backups are unlimited and you can restore any backup at any time. On the free Starter plan, only the two most recent backups can be restored, unless the Workspace has a paid plan.

Need a hand?

If you're stuck, email support@chykalophia.com and we'll help. Include your website address and a screenshot if you can.

Backups & version history