The chapter versions feature enables writers to iterate on their work without maintaining separate documents or risking progress loss. The system operates automatically, making it ideal for serial and experimental fiction projects.
If you are uploading finished books via our import epub feature, or copy / pasting finished chapters into the editor for serial publication, you may not need this feature, but it is there for you if you ever wish to make changes later.
Key Takeaways
- Click the clock icon on the left side of the chapter editor to open up the version list.
- A new version of a chapter is saved every 20 minutes, as long as a change has been made in the text.
- The system will automatically save up to 40 versions of a chapter.
- After 40, the system will automatically delete the oldest version.
- Versions are listed in reverse chronological order, with the newest version at the top.
- Users can replace the auto-generated names with a version name of their own, for up to 10 versions of a chapter. These versions are permanently stored and NOT deleted if / when the 40 version limit is reached.
- Clicking on a version on the list will bring up a read-only view of the version. Click the blue “Restore prior version” button to make that version the active text in the chapter editor.
Note: Versions do not exist for chapters uploaded prior to this update. If you wish to make one, simply open a chapter and make a tiny change. Deleting and re-entering a period is enough to trigger the system to generate a version file. This is unnecessary if your chapters are finalized text that you have no plans on altering.