--- title: Restore a Deleted Site url: "https://pressable.com/knowledgebase/restore-a-deleted-site/" published: 2026-10-28 modified: 2026-10-29 author: Nox Dineen-Porter --- If you delete a site by mistake or change your mind, you can restore it yourself from the MyPressable Control Panel for up to 14 days after you delete it. The restored site is a new site, made from the deleted site as it was when you deleted it. This article covers bringing back a site you deleted. To roll an existing site back to an earlier point in time, see [How Do I Restore a Site From Backup in Pressable?](https://pressable.com/knowledgebase/how-to-restore-site-from-backup/) Note: Only the account owner, or a collaborator with the **Create New Sites on This Account** permission, can restore a deleted site. The account must have an active plan. The site comes back in the same environment it was in before (production, staging or sandbox). Restoring a production site uses one of your plan’s sites. Restoring a staging or sandbox site needs room in your plan’s staging or sandbox allowance. **Deleted Sites** only appears in the menu when you have a site you can restore. You can always go straight to [my.pressable.com/deleted\_sites](https://my.pressable.com/deleted_sites). ## How Long You Have to Restore a Site You can restore a deleted site for up to 14 days after you delete it. Each site on the Deleted Sites page shows a **Restore by** date and time (in UTC). After that time, the site can no longer be restored from the dashboard. A site deleted with immediate removal (for example, a force delete through the API) is marked **with immediate removal** on the Deleted Sites page. These sites can only be restored for about 20 minutes after deletion, so act quickly. If the restore window has passed, [contact our support team](https://pressable.com/knowledgebase/how-to-get-support-with-pressable/) and we’ll check whether the site can still be recovered. ## How to Restore a Deleted Site 1. Log in to the [MyPressable Control Panel](https://my.pressable.com/). 2. In the left menu, under **Site Management**, click **Deleted Sites**. If you don’t see it, go to [my.pressable.com/deleted\_sites](https://my.pressable.com/deleted_sites). If you’re restoring a site on another account you collaborate on, choose that account from the **Account** dropdown at the top of the page. 3. Find the site you want to bring back and check its **Restore by** time, then click **Restore**. 4. Read the **This creates a new site** notice in the confirmation window. Check the **Site Name**: if another site is using the original name now, the restored site gets a short suffix added to its name. 5. Tick **I understand this restores \[site name\] as a new site**. 6. Click **Restore Site**. ![](https://i0.wp.com/pressable.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/deleted-site-1-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C523&ssl=1) ![](https://i0.wp.com/pressable.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/deleted-site-2-2.jpg?resize=222%2C300&ssl=1) If you’re the account owner, you’re taken to your **Sites** list, where the new site appears while it’s being created. If you’re a collaborator, you stay on the Deleted Sites page and the site’s row shows **Restoring as \[site name\]**. You’ll get access to the new site when it’s ready, and it will appear on your **Sites** list. ## What Is Restored and What Isn’t ### Restored - The site’s files and database, including your content, plugins, themes and WordPress users - Notes, tags, plugin schedules and environment variables - Usage history - The site’s name, when it’s still available ### Not Restored - **Domains:** add your custom domains to the new site again. - **Backups and logs:** the new site starts its own backup and log history. - **Add-ons:** purchase any add-ons the site had again. - **Collaborators:** collaborators with **Automatically Add to New Sites** are added for you, along with the person who restored the site. Add anyone else again. - **Jetpack:** Jetpack treats the restored site as a new site. The restored site also has a new site ID. If you use the site ID anywhere, such as in API scripts or integrations, update it to the new one. ## If the Restore Doesn’t Work If a restore can’t go ahead, a message explains why. Here’s what each one means: - **It’s too late to restore \[site name\] here:** the restore window has closed. Contact our support team and we’ll check whether it can still be recovered. - **\[site name\] is already being removed:** permanent removal has already started, so the site can no longer be restored. Nothing was created. - **Your plan has no room for another \[production, staging or sandbox\] site:** delete a site you no longer need or upgrade your plan, then try again before the **Restore by** time. If you’re a collaborator, ask the account owner to free up room. - **\[site name\] has already been restored:** the new site is already on the account. Look for it on your **Sites** list, or ask the account owner. - **\[site name\] is already being copied:** a copy of the site is already in progress. Check your **Sites** list again in a few minutes. - **We couldn’t restore \[site name\] right now:** something didn’t respond, so nothing was restored. Try again in a few minutes. - **Wait a moment before restoring \[site name\]:** you’ve tried several times in a row. Wait a few seconds, then try again. - **Something went wrong restoring \[site name\]:** the restore may or may not have started. Check your **Sites** list in a few minutes before you try again. - **You can’t restore \[site name\]:** your account no longer has permission to restore sites on this account. Ask the account owner for the **Create New Sites on This Account** permission. ## Restore a Deleted Site Using the API or MCP You can also list and restore deleted sites with the Pressable API. The same permission and 14-day window apply: - [List Deleted Sites](https://my.pressable.com/documentation/api/v1#list-deleted-sites): `GET /v1/deleted-sites` - [Restore Deleted Site](https://my.pressable.com/documentation/api/v1#restore-deleted-site): `POST /v1/deleted-sites/{id}/restore`, which requires `acknowledged=true` to confirm you understand the site is restored as a new site If you’ve connected an AI assistant to the Pressable MCP server (see **Tools** → **Pressable MCP** in the control panel), you can ask it, for example, “Which of my deleted sites can I still restore?” or “Restore my deleted site my-site-name as a new site.” ## Related Articles - [How to Delete a Site on Pressable](https://pressable.com/knowledgebase/delete-wordpress-site-from-pressable/) - [How Do I Restore a Site From Backup in Pressable?](https://pressable.com/knowledgebase/how-to-restore-site-from-backup/) - [How Can I Access Website Backups With Pressable?](https://pressable.com/knowledgebase/accessing-backups/) - [How Do I Add a Collaborator to My Site?](https://pressable.com/knowledgebase/how-do-i-add-a-collaborator-guest-account-to-my-site-2/)