WordPress plugin for removing post revisions from database

WordPress 2.6 added post revisions as a new feature that is turned on by default. In an earlier post, I described how you could control this by editing wp-config.php and there are a number of plugins that purport to provide the same level of control through the administration screens. Even so, I decided to look at things from the housekeeping side of things and create my own plugin for clearing the database of revisions at one swoop. Currently, it takes out all revisions but I am thinking of adding the facility for selecting which revision to keep and which to delete. It goes without saying that you should back up your database first in case anything might go wrong.

Download Remove Revisions 1.0

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3 Responses to “WordPress plugin for removing post revisions from database”

1. DUI - Wordpress Quick Hits: Easy Hacks says:

   August 12, 2008 at 3:14 pm

   [...] revisions plugin which will disable revisions for you. There is also a plugin out there that will clear your existing post revisions from the database. define(’WP_POST_REVISIONS’, [...]

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2. What Were They Thinking? | John H. Gohde Unleashed says:

   October 17, 2008 at 9:27 am

   [...] dramatically increased the size of your WordPress database? The easy way to do it is to use the Remove Revisions plugin, version 1.0 by John [...]

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3. WordPress eCommerce Plugin Permalinks show 404 error | Magic In The Desert says:

   October 22, 2008 at 4:48 am

   [...] fix this, I installed the WordPress Revision Removal Plugin.  It’s a great little plugin that does exactly what it was intended to do.  It helped me [...]

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