Best revisions plugins for WordPress
The most popular revisions plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP-Sweep leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of WP Revisions Control (40K+) and Revision Control (40K+). All 79 plugins tagged “revisions” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 revisions plugins
- 1.WP-Sweep
The most installed revisions plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 138 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.WP Revisions Control
40K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.Revision Control
40K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 36 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 4.Simple Revisions Delete
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 50 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
PublishPress Revisions10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 66 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 6.
Disable Post Revision2K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.WP Document Revisions
2K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 23 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 8.Simple Revision Control
1K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 13 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 9.
Limit Revisions1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 10.Disable Revisions
1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago.
All 79 plugins tagged “revisions”
WP-Sweep
Down in the last 7 days:3#295by Lester Chan2 months ago
WP-Sweep allows you to clean up unused, orphaned and duplicated data in your WordPress. It also optimizes your database tables.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.7(138)
- Downloads
- 758/day
WP Revisions Control
Up in the last 7 days:1#812by Erick Hitter1 year ago
Control how many revisions are stored for each post type.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 97/day
Revision Control
Up in the last 7 days:2#846by Dion Hulse8 years ago
Revision Control allows finer control over the Post Revision system included with WordPress
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.4(36)
- Downloads
- 43/day
Simple Revisions Delete
Up in the last 7 days:8#1,512by Brice Capobianco1 month ago
Delete the revisions of a post one by one or all at once, from the block editor, the classic editor or a bulk action.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(50)
- Downloads
- 173/day

PublishPress Revisions
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,622by PublishPress5 days ago
Control how published content is updated. Users submit revisions and duplicate posts. Editors can approve, reject or schedule those revisions.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.6(66)
- Downloads
- 737/day

Disable Post Revision
Down in the last 7 days:13#4,288by Joel James11 months ago
Light weight plugin to disable post revisions for selected post types to reduce database and server load.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day
WP Document Revisions
Up in the last 7 days:3#4,731by Ben Balter1 day ago
Document management and version control for WordPress. Collaborate on files, track every revision, and auto-generate change summaries with AI.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.7(23)
- Downloads
- 111/day
Simple Revision Control
Down in the last 7 days:17#5,509by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)3 months ago
Easily control and limit post revisions per post type to keep your WordPress database clean and optimized—no coding required!
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.8(13)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Limit Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:29#5,813by Carlos Martínez Romero3 years ago
This plugin adds a new setting in the last position of Settings > General, this option will allow you to select limit of revisions that WordPress s …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Disable Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:7#6,472by Slaver9 years ago
Disable revision functions in WordPress and delete all entries of revisions in database.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Revisions Limit
Up in the last 7 days:30#7,470by Roger Rodrigo10 years ago
Limit the number of revisions stored for your posts. Keep your WordPress fast and your database clean!
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Thin Out Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:16#7,539by blogger32311 years ago
Enables flexible revision management for you.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Disable WP Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:65#9,849by Carlos Martínez Romero3 years ago
This plugin removes the revision functionality from WordPress so that any content is deleted permanently.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks
Up in the last 7 days:8#11,515by Ajay5 days ago
Auto-Close keeps your site clean by automatically closing comments, pingbacks, and trackbacks—so you can focus on content, not cleanup.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 14/day

Revisions Control Ultimate
Down in the last 7 days:11#14,221by George Parras1 year ago
Control WordPress post revisions and autosaves for better performance and optimization.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

NHR Database Cleaner & Optimizer
Up in the last 7 days:32#15,169by Nazmul Hasan Robin1 month ago
Clean, optimize and manage your database: revisions, spam, transients and leftovers. Edit options and meta, tune autoload, optimize tables.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Lock Last Modified Date
Up in the last 7 days:156#17,806by NEXTFLY® Web Design1 month ago
With this plugin, you can prevent the last modified date from being updated for minor edits, such as fixing typos or updating thumbnails.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Revision List
Down in the last 7 days:144#18,045by Pete Nelson1 year ago
Show revisions when viewing lists of posts, pages, or custom post types in the admin dashboard
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Better Revisions
Up in the last 7 days:55#18,321by slehner3 years ago
Extend your Revisions: Add important fields like "Permalink" or "Status" to the revisions for a better Content Management.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TW Disable Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:120#19,696by tweetysha14 years ago
Disable revision function in WordPress and delete all entries of revisions in database.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Widget Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:117#21,353by NetTantra7 years ago
This plugin allows to create revisions for Widget like post and page revisions. It also enables you to rollback your widget to any of those previous s …
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Changes Tracker
#21,579by pixeline14 years ago
Maintain a log of all themes, plugins and wordpress changes.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 3.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Schedule Revisions
Up in the last 7 days:445#21,761by torres1266 years ago
Control when content (or revisions) appear or disappear in your posts through a new Gutenberg block.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Revision Strike
Up in the last 7 days:547#21,853by Steve Grunwell9 years ago
Periodically purge old post revisions via WP Cron.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

PRESSZEUG Forensics
Up in the last 7 days:312#22,442by J. Doll20 days ago
Activity log and retrospective WordPress forensics: track changes, compare revisions, and inspect detailed Elementor edits.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Extend Revisions for Custom Fields and Taxonomies
Down in the last 7 days:581#22,807by Dennis Bareis2 years ago
WordPress revisions do not normally include custom fields or taxonomies. This plugin extends revisions to include taxonomies and custom fields from PO …
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wonderful Revision Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:57#23,322by wonderfulplugins1 month ago
Safely clean up outdated post revisions and their leftover metadata — preview exactly what will be removed with a dry run before deleting.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MAKcubes
#23,700by Mohammed Kassem2 months ago
Automatically delete all existing post revisions and optionally prevent new ones from being created in WordPress.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Product Revisions for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:332#23,721by Saasco2 months ago
Automatic change history for WooCommerce products. See what changed, who changed it and from where — and compare any version with the current state.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

EHERO Cleaner
Up in the last 7 days:409#25,901by cehero2 months ago
Clean your WordPress database safely in one click. Remove expired transients, old revisions, spam comments, orphaned metadata and more.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Smart Media Replacement
Down in the last 7 days:317#25,961by Troy Chaplin3 months ago
Replace media files in place with revision history. Audit your library to find unused files and missing alt text.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Code Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:144#29,685by Alex13 years ago
WordPress native revisions for the theme and plugin editors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.2(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Clean My WP
Up in the last 7 days:1,408#30,594by Ludwig You1 year ago
Clean My WP is a WordPress plugin that cleans up unnecessary data from your WordPress installation.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Limit Post Revisions Network Option
Down in the last 7 days:449#30,601by David Sader10 years ago
A Multisite Network plugin to add Network Admin->Settings to limit, or disable, the number of post revisions and set the post autosave interval.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Revisioner
Down in the last 7 days:973#31,429by Lopo Lencastre de Almeida14 years ago
Clears all revisions from your database.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Editor Control
#31,907by Thomas Lloancy2 months ago
Broke functions.php in the file editor? Every save is tracked with git-style diffs and restorable in one click — with automatic crash rollback.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Widget Favorites
Up in the last 7 days:6,935#34,782by Weston Ruter11 years ago
Store revisions of widget instances for re-use.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
KMM Timeshift
Up in the last 7 days:10,581#35,458by kronemultimedia6 years ago
Large Scale Revision System for WordPress, that also supports postmeta and ACF custom fields. this plugin is managed at http://github.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
KMM Flattable
#39,856by kronemultimedia6 years ago
Provides a simple API to publish a post including post meta to a simple flattable. Source code is managed at http://github.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LAPDI Disable Auto-Save
#39,996by Let A Pro Do IT!3 months ago
Disable Autosave prevents WordPress from automatically saving duplicate copies of posts while editing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Undo Box
Up in the last 7 days:5,466#41,239by Mike Martel14 years ago
Simple one-click post restore while you're writing
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Revision Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:6,651#43,442by Antonio D.7 years ago
This plugin provides simple handy tool for automatic cleaning database from old, non-relevant revisions on your web-site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Watchman
Up in the last 7 days:1,967#44,262by Udit Desai11 years ago
Watchman is a WordPress plugin which keeps track of revisions for your posts, pages and custom post types as well.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ice Visual Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:4,134#44,661by Nikolay Bachiyski14 years ago
Adds revision tracking to the visual editor. Modified, added, or deleted text is shown in color, along with the user and time of change.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post revisions columns
#45,284by cmgrady12 years ago
Adds revision data columns to post listings
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Theme Versioning
Down in the last 7 days:6,831#45,599by dajulia314 years ago
Adds revisions (version control) for WordPress theme files. Adds a version viewer to the theme editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Revised Status
Down in the last 7 days:5,039#46,266by yivi10 years ago
Saves and restores publishing status in post revisions, replacing the default Revisions metabox with a modified metabox with pub status.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Super Settings
Down in the last 7 days:5,266#47,197by aspatti15 years ago
WP Super Settings allows you to do various generally required settings in WordPress which are otherwise not available directly.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

JWL Revision Cleaner
Down in the last 7 days:5,272#48,019by Wyatt de JWL-Marketing4 months ago
Analyse, clean and optimize WordPress and Elementor revisions to improve performance and reduce database size.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CleanFlow
#49,014by Dits.Agency6 days ago
Clean WordPress safely. Review what CleanFlow finds, understand why each item was selected, and stay in control before anything is deleted.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day