WordPress plugin comparison
Revision Control vs Revision Retention
At a glance
- Revision Control has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for Revision Retention.
- On a typical day, Revision Control is downloaded about 43 times, Revision Retention about 22.
- Revision Retention has no reviews yet.
- Revision Retention was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Apr 1, 2018 for Revision Control.
- Revision Retention is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Revision Control.
- Revision Control has been around longer: since 2008, against 2026 for Revision Retention.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Revision Control |  Revision Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #846 | #56,986 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.1K | 471 |
| Rating | 4.4(36) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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