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Disable Post Revision

by Joel James · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.1 Tested up to WP 6.9.7

Disable Post Revision has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 34,728 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 9, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Disable Post Revision at a glance

Active installs
3,000+
Total downloads
34,728
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Disable Post Revision well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • 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

Disable Post Revision reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

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  • Great plugin!

    Does exactly what it says very well. Once we get an option to choose # of revisions, this will be a must have plugin.

    Brian Jackson

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Details

Light weight plugin to disable post revisions for selected post types to reduce database and server load.

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

Tags

  • auto save
  • disable auto save
  • disable revision
  • post revision
  • revisions

More from Joel James

Version
1.0.1
Last updated
Dec 9, 2025
First published
May 24, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Disable Post Revision FAQ

What does Disable Post Revision do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Disable Post Revision offers Disable post revisions for all available post types, including Posts and Pages, Reduce database load, Reduce server load while editing a post, Translation-ready and Extremely lightweight.

How many active installs does Disable Post Revision have?

WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Disable Post Revision as of September 7, 2026.

Is Disable Post Revision still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on December 9, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is Disable Post Revision free?

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