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Disable Post Revision

by Joel James · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.1 Tested up to WP 6.9.10

Disable Post Revision has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 35,319 downloads all time. It was downloaded 413 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on December 9, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.10.

Disable Post Revision at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
35,319
Downloads, last 30 days
413
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

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 6.9.10, 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.

  • 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

1 reviews

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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

Download and install history

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

Downloads per day
Disable Post Revision downloads per day012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Disable Post Revision active installs01.3k2.5k3.8k5kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Disable Post Revision rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Disable Post Revision review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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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
6.9.10
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 2,000+ active installs for Disable Post Revision as of October 22, 2026.

Is Disable Post Revision still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on December 9, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.10.

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.