Version history

Review and restore prior published versions.

Quick start

Sign in as the portfolio owner. On a Public portfolio card in My Portfolios, open the card menu → Version history, or from any workspace page open the Portfolio workspace menu → Version history. That opens /portfolios/history/[pid].
Review the list of prior published versions. Each row shows the portfolio title at that publish, the published date/time, and the slug.
To bring a version back into your workspace (Pro), click Restore as draft, confirm Restore this published version?, then click Restore as draft again in the dialog.
Portura opens Preview with that version as an unpublished draft. Your live public page stays unchanged until you publish.

Draft vs live publish flow: Publish and drafts. Dashboard home: My Portfolios.

Deep dive

What version history is

Version history is a list of prior published snapshots for one portfolio — not a source-control timeline. Each time you Publish draft on a public portfolio, Portura saves a snapshot of the live published portfolio (content and theme) just before the new draft goes live.

You can review those snapshots and, on eligible plans, restore one as a new unpublished draft. Restoring never rewrites the live public page by itself.

Always use the canonical path /portfolios/history/[pid]. Older /portfolio/... aliases may redirect, but Help teaches /portfolios only.

Who can open it

Owners only. Collaborators do not see Version history in the workspace menu, and the history page loads only for the portfolio owner.
From My Portfolios, the card menu shows Version history when the portfolio is Public and available on your plan.
From edit, preview, or theme-edit, owners can open Version history from the workspace menu anytime.

Reading the history list

The page heading uses your portfolio nickname or title, shows the public URL, and explains that you can restore one of your last 20 published versions as an unpublished draft.

Each version card shows:

Title at that publish
Published date and time
Slug at that publish

There is no separate “inspect” or side-by-side compare screen — you choose a row from this list. If nothing has been published yet (or no snapshots remain), you see No prior published versions with a reminder that published versions appear after you publish a draft.

Restore as draft (Pro)

Pro: Restoring requires the portfolio-version-history membership feature. Owners without it still open the history page and can read the list; each row shows Restore with Pro, which opens the upgrade dialog.

When your plan includes version history:

Click Restore as draft on a version row.
Confirm in Restore this published version? — the dialog explains that this replaces your current unpublished draft, and the live public portfolio stays unchanged until you review and publish.
After success, Portura toasts that the version was restored as an unpublished draft and sends you to Preview (/portfolios/preview/[pid]).

From Preview, review the restored draft, then Publish draft when you want visitors to see it — same flow as any other draft (Publish and drafts).

Restore replaces your current unpublished draft. Publish only after you are happy with Preview.

How snapshots relate to publish

Action	Effect on history	Effect on live URL
Publish draft	Saves a snapshot of the previous live published state (kept up to the last 20)	Live page updates to the draft you just published
Restore as draft	Does not change the history list by itself	Live page unchanged; draft becomes the restored snapshot
Discard draft	Does not remove history entries	Live page stays on the current published version

Snapshots are created from the published portfolio at publish time — not from uncommitted editor edits that were never published.

Tips

Publish at least once (and again after meaningful updates) before you expect a useful history list.
Prefer Restore → Preview → Publish draft so you never surprise visitors with an old version.
Keep canonical links at /portfolios/history/[pid] when sharing owner workflows internally.
If you only need to throw away current edits and keep today’s live site, use Discard draft instead of restore (Publish and drafts).

On the history page, use the ? next to the portfolio heading for a short reminder and a Learn more link back to this article.

Troubleshooting

The portfolio may still be Private — publish it first, then open the card menu again.
You may be on Shared with Me as a collaborator — only the owner sees history.

I see the list but only “Restore with Pro”

Viewing prior published versions is available on the history page; restoring requires Pro (portfolio-version-history). Use Restore with Pro to open the upgrade path, or upgrade from Settings → Billing.

No prior published versions

Publish a draft on a public portfolio so Portura can save a snapshot of the previous live state.
Older snapshots beyond the last 20 publishes are pruned automatically.