Thin Out Revisions
by blogger323 · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enables flexible revision management for you.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
800+
≈850 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “posts” and “revision” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 38.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4196 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4196 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| revision your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| revisions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “posts” and “revision” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 158 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.8.3 · 6 May 2015
24
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Gahapati9.5y ago
To begin with: I love Thin Out Revisions, and it has been a pleasure to use for a number of years. When WP 4.4 came, however, I noticed that the revision purge on initial publication did not work any longer. I just now tested Thin Out Revisions under WP 4.7.4, and unfortunately not only does the revision purge on initial publication no longer work, but it turns out, neither does the manual purge. The only functionality which still does work under WP 4.7 is the Revision Memos. I understand that, technically, this does not warrant a one-star-rating, since Thin Out Revisions is advertised as being compatible up to WP 4.2 only, which it is. Given the fact, though, that there no longer is any way in the Plugin Repository to indicate whether or not a plugin is working under a given WP version, at the moment I see this as the only way to let others know about compatibility issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ franken11.0y ago
Great tool, helps you clear a messy update history.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Juan11.6y ago
Excellent!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vorteth11.7y ago
Works as described. Allows me to thin out the revisions that I never use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ann9811.8y ago
nice clean up plugin prior to go-live, huge noticeable difference in the speed of the site. I will have users updating this site and this will be very helpful to avoid revision bloat. Works great with 4.1. Thank you 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ petermolnar11.8y ago
control the number of revisions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Curtis12.0y ago
Simple and effective. Thank you for this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DazzelDum12.2y ago
I really love this plugin, Thank you! It was great from the beginning, but the ease of use is just fantastic. I like to keep things cleaned up and this is perfect. The Author really takes care of it and improves it when needed. I have never had any problem with it. Aldo, I really like the fail safe. That is, the auto save is labeled and the present version cannot be deleted. I wrote a blog on it because like it so much. Thank you again!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enables flexible revision management for you."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,629 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "posts" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-14 900+ → 800+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-02 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-28 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-26 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 900+ → 800+ down after 144 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- W WP Revisions Control 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C
- R Revision Control 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- W WP Admin UI Customize 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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LH Archived Post Status 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - H HiFi (Head Injection, Foot Injection) 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Sortable Word Count Reloaded 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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