History - Creative Elements Documentation

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The History panel helps you review and restore changes made in the Creative Elements Live Editor. It provides two types of history: Actions for changes made during the current editing session, and Revisions for saved versions of the document.

Use Actions when you want to undo or redo recent editing steps, and Revisions when you want to review or restore a previously saved version.

How to Access the History Panel

Click the History icon () in the Bottom Bar to open the History panel.

Live Editor - Bottom Bar

The History panel contains two tabs: Actions and Revisions.

Actions

The Actions tab records editing operations performed during the current Live Editor session. This gives you a step-by-step history that you can move backward or forward through without restoring an entire saved revision.

The history begins with Editing Started. As you work, additional actions are added for supported operations such as adding, editing, moving, duplicating, pasting, or removing elements and changing their settings.

History - Actions

Undo and Redo Actions

Click an earlier item in the Actions list to return the document to that point in the current editing history. After moving backward, you can click a more recent action to move forward again.

You can also use keyboard shortcuts:

Undo: Ctrl + Z on Windows or Cmd + Z on Mac.
Redo: Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y on Windows. On Mac, use Cmd + Shift + Z.

Tip: Use Actions when you want to reverse recent editing steps without returning to an older saved version of the document.

Actions History Scope

Actions are part of the current editing session. For older saved states of the document, switch to the Revisions tab.

Revisions

The Revisions tab lets you review previously saved versions of the current document. Select an item to load that version into the editor for review before deciding whether to apply it.

History - Revisions

Entries in the Revisions list can represent different types of saved states:

Current: The current saved version of the document.
Autosave: A more recent automatically saved working version, when one is available.
Revision: A previously saved version retained in the revision history.

Revision entries display information such as when the version was created and, when available, the employee who created it.

Preview a Revision

Open the History panel.
Select the Revisions tab.
Click a revision in the list.
The editor enters review mode and loads the selected version.
Review the document on the Canvas.

Selecting a revision does not immediately replace the current saved document. The Apply and Discard buttons become available after a revision is loaded.

Apply or Discard a Revision

Apply: Use the selected revision as the current working content. The restored state is loaded into the editor and marked as a change that can be saved.
Discard: Leave revision review and return to the document state you were working with before opening the revision.

Note: If the current document contains unsaved changes when you select a revision, Creative Elements creates an autosave before loading the revision. This protects the current working state while you review an older version.

Autosave

Creative Elements automatically saves changed documents while you work. Autosave helps protect recent changes without requiring you to manually save after every editing action.

When the document has changed, Creative Elements schedules an autosave. The current autosave interval is approximately 60 seconds.

An available autosave can also appear in the Revisions tab, allowing you to distinguish it from the current saved version and regular revisions.

Note: Autosave is different from manually applying your changes to the current document. It is primarily used to preserve your recent editing state while you work.

Save Draft

You can also use Save Draft from the Save Options in the Bottom Bar to save your current work without applying it as the published version.

This is separate from the automatic saving performed by the editor and from the revisions stored in the Revisions history.

For more information about the available saving options, see the Bottom Bar documentation.

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Working with Multiple Users

Creative Elements uses an editing lock to help prevent multiple employees from editing the same document at the same time.

If another employee is already editing the document, Creative Elements can notify you that the document is currently locked. If necessary, you can choose to take over the editing session.

Important: Taking over a document can interrupt another employee's editing session. Coordinate with other editors before taking over a document to avoid conflicting changes.

Creative Elements also stores autosaves per employee, allowing an editor's autosaved working state to be associated with that employee.

Managing Revisions

You can control how many revisions Creative Elements keeps for each piece of content from the PrestaShop back office.

Go to Creative Elements → Settings → General to access the revision settings.

Creative Elements - Revision Settings

Limit Revisions: Set the maximum number of revisions stored for each piece of content. Available options are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30. The default is 10. You can also select Disable Revision History to stop storing revisions.
Clear Revisions: Delete stored revisions that exceed the currently configured revision limit.

When the revision limit is reached, Creative Elements removes older revisions as newer ones are created so that the number of stored revisions remains within the configured limit.

Important: Clearing revisions permanently deletes revision records that exceed the configured limit. Confirm that you no longer need those older versions before running the cleanup.

Disabled Revision History

If Disable Revision History is selected, Creative Elements stops creating regular revisions for the document. The Revisions tab indicates that revision history is disabled and provides access to the Creative Elements Settings page where it can be enabled again.