Hi @elenio,
Thank you for reaching out and for taking the time to investigate the issue.
WPIDE does not perform any automatic restores on its own. A file revert can only be triggered manually by a user action inside the WPIDE interface. There are no scheduled tasks, background processes, or external events within the plugin that would initiate a restoration without someone explicitly clicking the “Restore” option for a given file.
If older versions of your theme files are being restored, here are a few areas worth checking:
- User Accounts and Access Logs
Confirm that no other admin-level users have accessed the site, and review your hosting provider’s access logs to verify there were no unexpected logins.
- Security or Backup Plugins
Some security or backup tools (e.g., Jetpack, WP Rollback, host-level backup systems, etc.) can restore files automatically when they detect changes they consider suspicious.
- Hosting-Level Backups or Auto-Restore Features
Several hosting platforms include “auto-restore” mechanisms that revert modified files if they match known patterns. It may be helpful to check with your hosting provider to confirm whether such features are active.
- Version Control Tools
If the site is connected to Git or another version-control or deployment pipeline, pushes or automated deployments may overwrite changes.
WPIDE will only provide the backup versions in the interface but will never restore them without a direct user action.
I hope this helps, and please let me know if you have additional questions.
