[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61447: Clarify revisions UI to better indicate what version you are viewing and restoring. (was: Immediate post Update revision is not available for restoring)

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#61447: Clarify revisions UI to better indicate what version you are viewing and
restoring.
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 Reporter:  lwoods        |       Owner:  adamsilverstein
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  6.7
Component:  Revisions     |     Version:  6.5.4
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Description changed by joedolson:

Old description:

> This is a fairly common scenario. A user makes some significant changes
> to a post and then clicks Update. Realizing that a mistake was made, the
> user goes to Revisions. His previous post contents are there, along with
> the changes, BUT the Restore this Revision is inactive. You can't restore
> an immediate Update! To do so, you must return to the post, make another
> change, and Update. When you go to Revisions, your immediate change is
> shown again. Now, go to Previous Revision. There, you find the post where
> you made the initial mistake. NOW, go to the next Previous Revision.
> There is the original post from before you started making changes. The
> Restore previous Revision is active, and you can perform the restore.
> This is a bug in WordPress! The immediate updated post should be
> available for restoration. It is not!

New description:

 (Title revised to clarify issue.)

 This is a fairly common scenario. A user makes some significant changes to
 a post and then clicks Update. Realizing that a mistake was made, the user
 goes to Revisions. His previous post contents are there, along with the
 changes, BUT the Restore this Revision is inactive. You can't restore an
 immediate Update! To do so, you must return to the post, make another
 change, and Update. When you go to Revisions, your immediate change is
 shown again. Now, go to Previous Revision. There, you find the post where
 you made the initial mistake. NOW, go to the next Previous Revision. There
 is the original post from before you started making changes. The Restore
 previous Revision is active, and you can perform the restore. This is a
 bug in WordPress! The immediate updated post should be available for
 restoration. It is not!

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