10 Best Revision Control Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Revision Control has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Revision Control
- 1
Admin Collapse Subpages
Closest match4.9 (20) 4,000+ active installsUsing this plugin one can easily collapse/expand pages with children and grand children.
Shares the admin, post tags on WordPress.org. 4,000+ installs against 40,000+, no update since July 9, 2019.
- 2
5.0 (50) 20,000+ active installsReplace the default taxonomy boxes with a custom metabox that uses radio buttons... effectively limiting each post to a single term in that taxonomy.
Shares the admin, post tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since January 28, 2025.
- 3
4.6 (59) 30,000+ active installsCustomize the management screen UI.
Shares the admin, post tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since November 20, 2024.
- 4
4.9 (49) 10,000+ active installsDelete the revisions of a post one by one or all at once, from the block editor, the classic editor or a bulk action.
Shares the revisions tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, last updated today.
- 5
4.7 (138) 100,000+ active installsWP-Sweep allows you to clean up unused, orphaned and duplicated data in your WordPress. It also optimizes your database tables.
Shares the revisions tag on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
- 6
4.9 (26) 3,000+ active installsAdd notes to the "edit post" and "edit page" sidebars. Collaborators can also share notes on the WordPress dashboard.
Shares the admin, post tags on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 40,000+, no update since August 20, 2020.
- 7
4.9 (22) 500+ active installsEnable tabs in the edit screen and manage them from the back-end.
Shares the admin, post tags on WordPress.org. 500+ installs against 40,000+, no update since February 28, 2021.
- 8
4.3 (52) 300+ active installsCreate forms and manage submissions easily with a simple interface. Contact forms, subscription forms, or other forms for WordPress. Absolutely FREE!
Shares the admin, post tags on WordPress.org. 300+ installs against 40,000+, no update since November 13, 2019.
- 9
4.8 (80) 200,000+ active installsCreates functionality to duplicate any and all post types, including taxonomies & custom fields. Perfect for developers and content creators.
Shares the post tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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4.6 (58) 200,000+ active installsHeader and Footer Scripts plugin allows you to add scripts to WordPress site's and just before closing tag.
Shares the post tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated February 1, 2026.
Switching from Revision Control: common questions
What is the best alternative to Revision Control?
Admin Collapse Subpages is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 4,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Revision Control alternative has the most users?
Post Duplicator, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Revision Control alternative is rated highest?
Radio Buttons for Taxonomies, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 50 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Revision Control alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Revision Control score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Revision Control on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Admin Collapse Subpages is the closest match to Revision Control by the data we track, and Post Duplicator has the widest reach with 200,000+ active installs. Simple Revisions Delete shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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