Title: Disable Post Revision Author: Joel James Published: May 24, 2016 Last modified: December 9, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-post-revision/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1423333) ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-post-revision/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=1423333) # Disable Post Revision By [Joel James](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joelcj91/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-post-revision.1.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-post-revision/#description) * [Reviews](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-post-revision/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-post-revision/#installation) * [Development](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-post-revision/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/) ## Description WordPress uses post revisions by default to save each post revision in your database. If you’re concerned about server and database size, these post revisions can be a burden. While you can’t simply disable the post revision feature for a specific post type from the settings page, this plugin makes it easy to do so. #### What is Disable Post Revision? _Disabling unwanted post revisions in WordPress should be straightforward. This plugin makes it a simple process._ > > ### Disable Post Revision – Features > > * Disable post revisions for all available post types, including Posts and Pages > * Reduce database load > * Reduce server load while editing a post > * Translation-ready > * Extremely lightweight > * Adheres to WordPress coding standards > * Available on [GitHub](https://github.com/joel-james/disable-post-revision) > [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-post-revision/installation/) > | [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/) | [Screenshots](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-post-revision/screenshots/) **WordPress Post Revision – [More Details](https://codex.wordpress.org/Revisions)** If you’re unsure about what post revisions are, please [refer to this page](https://codex.wordpress.org/Revisions) for more information. ## Screenshots * [[ * **Settings** – Select post types to disable post revisions. You can select multiple types. ## Installation #### Installing the plugin – Simple 1. In your WordPress admin panel, go to _Plugins > New Plugin_, search for **Disable Post Revision** and click “_Install now_“ 2. Alternatively, download the plugin and upload the contents of `disable-post-revision. zip` to your plugins directory, which usually is `/wp-content/plugins/`. 3. Activate the plugin 4. Go to Writing Setting tab under WordPress settings menu. 5. Find the “Disable Post Revision” option and select the post types from the dropdown and save. #### Need more help? Please feel free to [open a support request](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/). #### Missing something? If you’d like to request an additional feature for this plugin, please [let me know](https://duckdev.com/contact/). ## FAQ ### What is the use of Disable Post Revision? This simple plugin helps reduce your database load by disabling unnecessary post revision data. ### What is a post revision? Ok, here is the [link](https://codex.wordpress.org/Revisions). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/53ab95580196d9e76a69d95588d59f2105e2a48ab7982e75b07dc804682e0103? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-10275/)󠁿 [Brian Jackson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brianleejackson/) September 3, 2016 Does exactly what it says very well. Once we get an option to choose # of revisions, this will be a must have plugin. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Disable Post Revision” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Joel James ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joelcj91/) * [ Duck Dev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/duckdev/) [Translate “Disable Post Revision” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-post-revision) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-post-revision/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-post-revision/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-post-revision/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-post-revision/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.1 (15/09/2016) * Compatibility with WordPress 4.6. * PHP Coding standard fixes. * Fixed wrong stable version number. #### 1.0.0 (20/05/2016) * Initial version release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.1** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **3,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-post-revision/) * Tags * [auto save](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/auto-save/)[disable revision](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable-revision/) [post revision](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-revision/)[revisions](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/revisions/) * [Advanced View](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-post-revision/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Joel James ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joelcj91/) * [ Duck Dev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/duckdev/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-post-revision/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XUVWY8HUBUXY4)