Best delete post plugins for WordPress
The most popular delete post plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Auto Delete Post leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Disable Delete Post or Page (10+) and Simple Post Manager (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “delete post” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 delete post plugins
- 1.
Auto Delete PostThe most installed delete post plugin, with 300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Disable Delete Post or Page10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 3.Simple Post Manager
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 4.Remove Post Using Ajax in Admin
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
All 5 plugins tagged “delete post”

Auto Delete Post
Down in the last 7 days:159#10,971by Shahadat Hossain1 month ago
Auto-delete old posts and pages, clean up unused media, remove inactive user accounts, and redirect visitors from deleted URLs.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 9/day

Disable Delete Post or Page
Up in the last 7 days:3,356#41,193by Jeremy Selph7 years ago
A WordPress Plugin that allows the administrator to remove the delete post functionality from the wp-admin area.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day
Simple Post Manager
#47,192by ugcode10 years ago
Edit posts,Delete all post,Change all post to draft
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Remove Post Using Ajax in Admin
Down in the last 7 days:8,856#68,827by Sanjay Parmar7 years ago
Delete post using ajax without page load.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day