Title: Lost post
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Lost post

 *  [skieran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skieran/)
 * (@skieran)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-post-4/)
 * I thought I was working on a new post. Whenever I hit “update” the changes were
   there to see. I even made several updates changing the title. I inserted revisions
   to the meta description and title tags.
    It has all disappeared without a trace.
   What happened? Am I doomed?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-post-4/#post-7462339)
 * Have checked in “tarsh” and “draft”?
 *  Thread Starter [skieran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skieran/)
 * (@skieran)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-post-4/#post-7462344)
 * Yes. It’s totally gone as far as I can tell. I updated MANY times. How could 
   it disappear?
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-post-4/#post-7462347)
 * To rule out any plugin/theme conflict, try:
    – Flushing any caching plugins you
   might be running, as well as server and/or browser caches. Also, any op cache
   or content network cache, as well as Cloudflare, clear those caches. – deactivating
   ALL (yes all) plugins temporarily to see if this resolves the problem (plugin
   functions can interfere). If this works, re-activate them individually (one-by-
   one) to find the problematic plugin(s). – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients). Sometimes, an apparently inactive
   plugin can still cause problems. – switching to the unedited default Theme (Twenty
   Sixteen, etc.) for a moment using the WP dashboard to rule out any theme-specific
   issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins).
 *  Thread Starter [skieran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skieran/)
 * (@skieran)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-post-4/#post-7462358)
 * I’m embarrassed to admit I don’t know how to flush a cache or even what a cache
   really is. I do know how to switch themes, which I’ll now try.
    Shaun
 *  Thread Starter [skieran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skieran/)
 * (@skieran)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-post-4/#post-7462486)
 * Switching themes didn’t work. I should have sent this yesterday. Apparently not
   knowing how to flush the cache is a real problem.
    What do you suggest.
 * I can’t emphasize enough how often I hit the Update button while creating my 
   new post, and that I looked at it from the outside and the changes were taken.
   It was there.
 * I am shocked. That has never happened.
    Shaun **_[Contact info removed by the
   moderator in accordance with the [forum rules](https://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#The_Bad_Stuff)]_**
 *  Thread Starter [skieran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skieran/)
 * (@skieran)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-post-4/#post-7462542)
 * I’m disappointed by the lack of response after my post this morning. Does that
   mean I’m beyond hope? Nothing can be done?
    Shaun
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-post-4/#post-7462543)
 * If you look under posts -> all posts and sort by date, do you find the post you
   were creating?

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 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-post-4/#post-7462543)
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