WP Revisions Control
by Erick Hitter · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 12 other plugins · 47K+ installs across the portfolio →
Control how many revisions are stored for each post type.
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Health
C 66/100
Stale
Active installs
40K+
≈45K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “control” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
66 health vs 56 average across 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →14%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 280.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 488 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
4.7★ over 13 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 488 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| revisions control | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wp revisions control | #4 | #9 | down 2 |
| revision control | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| revisions your tag | #7 | #12 | down 1 |
| revision your tag | #13 | #21 | down 2 |
| control | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| post revisions | #13 | #16 | down 3 |
| no revision | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| page revision | #22 | #18 | 0 |
| post revision | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “control” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- One page off on “revision”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 27.3K · 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
1.3y ago
latest release · v1.4.4 · 3 Jul 2025
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; the previous band took 2.2 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ naoya0watanabe01.1y ago
すご良いプラグインです。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neotek91.2y ago
As a non-professional web developer I really appreciate having this plugin. It’s saved my bacon on a number of occasions when I’ve stuffed up, or some random corruption has occured. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ z2lai4.0y ago
Was looking for a solution to bypass the WP_POST_REVISIONS limit and this worked great for that, also added the functionality for setting revision limits by post type!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dmsr4.3y ago
Installée sur tous mes sites!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ krascsenitsg5.9y ago
Very simple and useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 0builder6.3y ago
Does the job 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ takaacstamaas7.1y ago
No need for frequent DB cleaning any more. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ glas7.4y ago
Всё работает, только польза.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.4 Fix error displayed in block editor when post type doesn’t support revisions. 1.4.4
- — Version 1.4.3 Fix translations in block editor. 1.4.3
- — Version 1.4.2 Fix notice appearing on Widgets Block Editor. 1.4.2
- — Version 1.4.1 Update translation text domain to wp-revisions-control , conforming to WordPress standards. Add Polish translation thanks to Maciej Gryniuk . 1.4.1
- — Version 1.4 Introduce block-editor (Gutenberg) sidebar component for supported post types. 1.4
- — Version 1.3 Add bulk actions to purge excess or all revisions. Introduce unit tests. Conform to coding standards. 1.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,131 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "admin" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-12 50K+ → 40K+ down after 791 days in tier
- 2023-03-13 40K+ → 50K+ up after 243 days in tier
- 2022-07-13 30K+ → 40K+ up after 167 days in tier
- 2022-01-27 20K+ → 30K+ up after 280 days in tier
- 2021-04-22 10K+ → 20K+ up after 365 days in tier
- 2020-04-22 9K+ → 10K+ up after 134 days in tier
- 2019-12-10 8K+ → 9K+ up after 85 days in tier
- 2019-09-16 7K+ → 8K+ up after 62 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 Limit 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Thin Out Revisions 800+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D - R Revision Control 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Limit Revisions 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Simple Revision Control 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Revisions Delete 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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