Best data retention plugins for WordPress
The most popular data retention plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. The Bonnie Situation leads with fewer than 10 active installs, ahead of Auto Archive for Gravity Forms (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “data retention” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 data retention plugins
- 1.
The Bonnie SituationThe most installed data retention plugin, with fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 days ago.
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Auto Archive for Gravity FormsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “data retention”

The Bonnie Situation
#55,839by nicksull6 days ago
Save Contact Form 7 submissions to your database, then auto-delete them on a schedule. GDPR-friendly CF7 storage that imports Flamingo & CFDB7.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Auto Archive for Gravity Forms
Down in the last 7 days:7,341#64,135by shaun31802 months ago
Automatically archive older Gravity Forms entries on a schedule — built for annual programs clearing out last cycle's submissions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day