# How To Put a Settings Change Back With BetterShield?

Review recent BetterShield setting saves and restore the value that one supported change replaced.

In **[BetterShield](/)**, open **BetterShield › Settings › General › Plugin data & tools › Put a settings change back**.

## What it does

The list records supported settings saves with who made the change and when. **Undo** restores the value that particular save replaced. Imports create separate history entries for their individual setting changes.

This is settings history, not a universal rollback. Credentials, sent messages, deleted external data, expired confirmations, recovery secrets, and other irreversible effects are not recreated.

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## Step 1: Put a Settings Change Back

No setup is needed. Make a supported settings change, open the history, read the matching row, and review the before and after values. Select **Undo** for that change.

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  <img src="/docs/screenshots/restore-settings-change.png" alt="Settings history lists configuration changes and their Undo controls." width="982" height="146" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
  <figcaption>The history names the setting, actor, and time before offering a restoration.</figcaption>
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## Recommended settings

Restore one setting at a time and verify the affected feature before restoring another. Prefer the newest relevant row so later intentional edits are not obscured.

## What it can break and how to undo

Restoring an earlier value can re-enable or disable behavior administrators changed deliberately. If the restoration is wrong, use the new history row it creates or save the desired current value directly.

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## Final Outcome

After **Undo**, the setting's own screen should show the earlier value and Activity should contain the restoration.

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  <img src="/docs/screenshots/restore-settings-change.png" alt="Settings history lists configuration changes and their Undo controls." width="982" height="146" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
  <figcaption>Example Restore a settings change view. Check the saved values and status on your own site.</figcaption>
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## Related

- [Export, import and migrate BetterShield settings](/docs/move-settings-between-sites/)
- [General settings](/docs/general-settings/)
- [Filter and search site activity](/docs/filter-activity-log/)

This is how you can put a settings change back with BetterShield.

Getting Stuck? Feel free to contact our [Dedicated Support Team](/support/).