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Plan a move Radar no. 53 · Quiet

Revision Control

By Dion Hulse

What it does: Controls how many post revisions WordPress keeps.

Why it’s listed: It changes how many post revisions a site keeps, and it was last updated in 2018. It is tested only up to WordPress 4.9. WordPress can limit revisions without a plugin, through the WP_POST_REVISIONS setting in wp-config.php.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
40k+
Last updated
2018-04-01
Tested up to
4.9.35
Rating
4.4 / 5 (36)
Version
2.3.2
Maintainers
1

Is Revision Control still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update.

Quiet: No update for over a year.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2018-04-01. That was 8 yr 7 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security No public advisories found. A quiet record is not proof of safety. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 4.4 stars, against 4.4 overall. 1 of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2020-10-12. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 1,111 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 98.81% of sites run version 2.3. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. Try one of the alternatives below, then remove this plugin.

If it works today, no need to panic. Plan the change around your next update.

Recommended alternatives to Revision Control

WP_POST_REVISIONS ↗

Set the revision limit in wp-config.php.

No extra plugin needed

WP-Optimize ↗

Clean up old revisions and more.

1M+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-09-21 · Tested 7.1.4

WP-Sweep ↗

Clean up old revisions and more.

100k+ installs · 4.7 stars · Updated 2026-08-24 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

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