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How to Restore Archived Posts

If a post has been incorrectly archived or you want to move it out of the archive back to its original post type, you can either restore the post individually or restore it with others through a bulk action.

When posts are restored, their original taxonomy terms will be restored along with them, even if those terms were not migrated into the content archive.

How to Restore an Individual Post

To restore an archived post, open the ArchiveWP sidebar (in the block editor) or metabox (in the classic editor) and click the “Restore Post” button.

An arrow pointing to the Restore Post button which is found as the last element in the ArchiveWP sidebar in the WordPress block editor.

How to Find the ArchiveWP Sidebar

The ArchiveWP sidebar can be reached in several ways:

  1. Click the ArchiveWP button in the “Editor top bar” landmark region. This button resembles a file folder with ‘WP’ on it and is located near the Save button, alongside other pinned items.
    ArchiveWP button in the Editor top bar.
  2. Click the “Open ArchiveWP Options” button in the ArchiveWP editor sidebar panel.
    ArchiveWP editor sidebar panel on archived content. In this context, the panel says: This content has been archived and marked as legacy.

Detailed Instructions

Once you have located the ArchiveWP sidebar, all you have to do to restore the post is:

  1. Click the Restore Post button.
  2. A browser dialog will appear that says, “Are you sure you want to restore this post?”
  3. In the dialog, click the OK button.
  4. The post edit page will reload, and the post will now be back in its original post type.

How to Restore Posts in Bulk

To restore more than one post at a time, use bulk actions on the WordPress admin screen for Archived Content posts.

Screenshot showing an expanded bulk actions dropdown with a red box highlighting the Restore Option.

Detailed Instructions

  1. In the WordPress admin menu, click Archived Content.
  2. If needed, click the Screen Options button in the top right corner and increase the number of items per page. This will allow you to restore greater numbers of posts at once.
  3. Order posts by date or search and filter them (using the built-in filters or a tool like Admin Columns) until you see the posts you want to restore.
  4. Check the select box for all the posts you want to restore.
  5. In the Bulk Actions dropdown above or below the posts table, select “restore.”
  6. Click the Apply button.
  7. A message will appear telling you how many posts have been successfully restored.