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Companion Revision Manager

Companion Revision Manager – Revision Control

by Papin Schipper · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.6.3 Tested up to WP 6.8.11

Companion Revision Manager has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 23,373 downloads all time. It was downloaded 514 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 23, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.11.

Companion Revision Manager at a glance

Active installs
4,000+
Total downloads
23,373
Downloads, last 30 days
514
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Companion Revision Manager well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.11, not yet with the current 7.1.3

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Delete all existing revisions
  • Turn off revisions completely
  • Set a maximum number of revisions that can be stored

Companion Revision Manager reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Almost perfect

    Does what it says. My experience is that the Delete xxxx Revisions button still has the number in it after you click it, and you have to load the page again to see there are no excess revisions.

    swinggraphics

  • Handy

    Keeps revisions under control. Cheers.

    neotek

  • Good plugin

    Good plugin

    serviceict

Download and install history

739 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Companion Revision Manager downloads per day012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Companion Revision Manager active installs01.3k2.5k3.8k5kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Companion Revision Manager rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Companion Revision Manager review count01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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Details

Lightweight plugin that allows full control over post revisions.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • control
  • manager
  • page
  • post
  • revision

More from Papin Schipper

Version
1.6.3
Last updated
Sep 23, 2025
First published
Aug 10, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.5.0
Tested up to
6.8.11
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Companion Revision Manager FAQ

What does Companion Revision Manager do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Companion Revision Manager offers Delete all existing revisions, Turn off revisions completely and Set a maximum number of revisions that can be stored.

How many active installs does Companion Revision Manager have?

WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for Companion Revision Manager as of October 22, 2026.

Is Companion Revision Manager still maintained?

The last release was on September 23, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Companion Revision Manager free?

Companion Revision Manager is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.