KB User's Guide - Documents Tab - How To View a Document's Version History

This document details how to view a document's version history, which allows you to view the history of saved changes for a document.
  1. In the KB Admin Tools, go to the document you would like to edit.
  2. In the row of action buttons that appear at the top and bottom of the page, then select More > Version history

    select version history from the MORE dropdown menu

  3. This will take you to a list of previous versions of this document, displaying who updated it and when each update was made. This table contains the following information:

    • Version numbers
    • A "Published" column, which will list "Yes" for any version that was published (versus versions that are drafts)
    • The title of the document when the revision was saved
    • The name of the user who saved the revision
    • The date and time the revision was saved
    • The age of the revision
    • A "Compare" checkbox
  4. Clicking the title of a version will allow you to view that version on its own. You can also compare multiple versions by doing the following:

    • Check the Compare checkbox for the versions that you wish to compare.
    • Click the Compare Selected button above or below the table.
    • You will then see the selected versions in a tiled layout, allowing you to easily compare them and identify differences. A color-coded list of differences (in HTML) will be displayed at the bottom of the page. Once the comparison is complete, you can return to the live document or the version list.
    • It is also possible to restore to a previous version of a doc using the Version History. While viewing a previous version of the doc, you can click Restore with this version to replace the current version of the document.
  5. When you restore a document, it is always saved as a new Draft, even if the original was published. To make it visible to your users again, simply edit and re-publish the draft.



Keywords:
more versions display version numbers Published column title revision compare selected checkbox compare multiple age date time tile layout color coded list HTML red green restore to previous version current version restore publish republish 
Doc ID:
6534
Owned by:
Leah S. in KB User's Guide
Created:
2007-09-27
Updated:
2026-09-10
Sites:
KB Demo, KB Demo - Child Demo KB, KB User's Guide