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This is called a '''rollback'''.
This is called a '''rollback'''.
To rollback an article:
To rollback an article:
# visit the article in question, and press the '''history tab'''.
# Visit the article in question, and press the '''history tab'''.
# Press the "'''[rollback]'''" link next to the top entry
# Press the "'''[rollback]'''" link next to the top entry
== Manual revert ==
== Manual revert ==
Any editor can revert a page back to any earlier revision. The steps are:
Any editor can revert a page back to any earlier revision. The steps are:
# visit the article in question and press the '''history tab'''.
# Visit the article in question and press the '''history tab'''.
# Find most recent known-good revision of the article and '''click on the date'''.
# Find most recent known-good revision of the article and '''click on the date'''.
You get a view of the good page, labeled at the top as an out-of-date version.
You get a view of the good page, labeled at the top as an out-of-date version.
It is possible to undo the effects of a single edit, even if it was not the most recent change.
It is possible to undo the effects of a single edit, even if it was not the most recent change.
This is done using the "diff" view from the page history:
This is done using the "diff" view from the page history:
# visit the article in question and press the '''history tab'''.
# Visit the article in question and press the '''history tab'''.
# Using the radio buttons next to each revision, select the earlier revision you wish to undo, and then press the "'''Compare selected versions'''" button. This shows the "diff" view comparing the differences between the two articles.
# Using the radio buttons next to each revision, select the earlier revision you wish to undo, and then press the "'''Compare selected versions'''" button. This shows the "diff" view comparing the differences between the two articles.
# In the heading for the column for the current version (the one on the right) click on the '''(undo)''' link to undo just that edit.
# In the heading for the column for the current version (the one on the right) click on the '''(undo)''' link to undo just that edit.