Simple Revisions Delete

Description

Let you delete your posts revisions individually or all at once (purge or bulk action). Compatible with Gutenberg (experimental) and classic editor.

What does it do?

Simple Revisions Delete adds a discreet link within a post submit box to let you purge (delete) its revisions via AJAX. Bulk actions also available.

It helps you keep a clean database by removing unnecessary posts revisions. Unlike other similar plugins, it lets you delete only specific posts revisions, not all your site revisions at once.
The plugin is perfectly integrated in the WordPress back-end, and uses native core functions to safely delete revisions.
It is very lightweight, very simple to use, and just does the job!

How does it work?

The plugin adds a discreet link in the post submit box, next to the default revisions counter (see screenshots section).
When you click on it, it will purge the appropriate post revisions via AJAX (no JS is also support).
It also add a new bulk action option in the post/page row view to let you purge revisions of multiple posts at once.

What’s new?

Since v2 you can now purge all your posts revisions from within the Gutenberg editor.
Keep in mind that this feature is experimental. I haven’t yet find any way to make it works in a proper way with the current block editor available methods. I’m using jQuery (and AJAX) which is pretty much a hack (a workaround) and not a clean method considering the langages using by the Block Editor.

Since v1.3 you can delete a single revision at once (see screenshots).

See plugin page

NOTE: There is no admin page for this plugin – none is needed.

Post Types support

The default supported post types are post and page, but you can easily add custom post types or remove default post types with the following hook:

function bweb_wpsrd_add_post_types( $postTypes ){
    $postTypes[] = 'additional-cpt';
    $postTypes[] = 'another-cpt';
    return $postTypes;
}
add_filter( 'wpsrd_post_types_list', 'bweb_wpsrd_add_post_types' );

See CODEX to add support to all CPTs: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/get_post_types

Custom user capability

The default capability to purge or remove rivisions is delete_post, but you can override this with the following hook:

function bweb_wpsrd_capability() {
    return 'edit_post';
}
add_filter('wpsrd_capability', 'bweb_wpsrd_capability');

Languages

The plugin only bears a few sentences, but you can easily translate them through .MO & .PO files. Currently available languages are:

• English
• French
• Deutsch – Thanks to mallard66
• Dutch – Thanks to jondor

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Please ask for help or report bugs if anything goes wrong. It is the best way to make the community benefit!

Screenshots

Installation

1. Upload and activate the plugin (or install it through the WP admin console)
2. That’s it, it is ready to use!

FAQ

Who can purge my posts revisions?

Only users who can delete a post can purge its revisions.

Does it work with multisite?

Yes.

Does it work if javascript is not activated?

Yes, but only when editing a post, not with the bulk action, nor with the Block Editor.

Reviews

Simple but Efficace

netdevel March 30, 2024

Simple but Efficace !

Very useful plugin

getmarketingweb March 20, 2024

Thanks a lot to share this plugin Brice. It′s very helpful. Nice work!!! Alex

Potentially very handy but . .

zondar October 25, 2023

But a column doesn’t show up in the Posts listing as shown in the screenshot. Purging all revisions of all posts (as with WP-Optimize) is not a clever idea, but it would be good to trimmed down certain posts to just 1 revision WITHOUT pulling up each post to delete individually. i.e. List view with check box > execute.Still looking for a plugin that will do this.

Clean and simple

Colin Stewart August 2, 2023

Installed and activated on WordPress 6.2.2, opened a page in the block editor and clicked Purge. Done. A really clean implementation of this feature. Very nice work @brikou! When you get a chance, give it a test run yourself in WordPress 6.3 and update the Tested up to header. This shouldn’t be missed out on because of a “Has not been tested with your version of WordPress” message!

Excellent plugin, solves the ELEMENNTOR 500 Error by deleting older revisions.

Samuel.Stroh March 16, 2023

Totally recommended. THIS PLUGIN is AMAZING. I spent several hours online solving the error 500 that time to time Elementor does, even with hosting technicians. We couldn’t find. Till we came across a bulk of revision of the same post, we searched for a revision delete plugin, we found this plugin and LOVE IT.

Very useful plugin

turzifer March 1, 2022

I discovered this plugin a while ago and started installing it to every site I make. It is very helpful to get your revisions organized. Two notes: It does not work on some custom post types. That can be improved. It has not been updated for sometime. I hope it does not disappear.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.5.4 – 2024/03/07

• Security fix – Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
• Update readme

1.5.3 – 2024/03/07

• Tested on WP 6.4.3 with success!
• Update readme

1.5.2 – 2022/10/24

• Tested on WP 6.0.3 with success!
• Update readme

1.5.1 – 2020/09/16

• Tested on WP 5.5.1 with success!
• Remove W3 Total Cache fix from 1.3
• Coding standards improvements

1.5 – 2019/11/14

• BETA FEATURE : Add Gutenberg editor compatibility
• Tested on WP 5.3 with success!
• Replace depreciated jQuery “live” API by “on”
• readme.txt update

1.4.7 – 2016/11/29

• Bug fix : fix an issue with WooCommerce duplicate product

1.4.6 – 2016/11/03

• Change text-domain to take advantage of language packs translate.www.ads-software.com

1.4.5

• Better respect WordPress Coding standards
• readme.txt update

1.4.4

• Tested on WP 4.3 with success!

1.4.3

• Dutch translation by jondor

1.4.2

• Fix a bug when clicking on the revision link in the revision’s metabox
• Change button on single revision delete by a more discreet link
• Tested on WP 4.2 with success!
• readme.txt update

1.4.1

• Fix a bug when W3 Total Cache is activated and plugins updates are available
• Fix a bug where delete button appears in the admin bottom
• Minor JS improvement
• Loader added during single revision deletion
• Change the default primary button (blue) to normal button (grey) for UX purpose

1.4

• Adding conditionnal extra notice on bulk delete
• Deutsch translation by mallard66

1.3.3

• Fixe Transients filtering issue

1.3.2

• PHP notices fix

1.3.1

• New screenshot added
• Readme.txt update

1.3

• Minor PHP fixes
• JS improvements
• Works with W3 Total Cache object caching
• New feature: revisions can be deleted individually
• User capability support with the new wpsrd_capability hook
• Readme.txt update

1.2.1

• URL parameter added on bulk action
• Readme.txt update for W3 Total Cache issue

1.2

• NEW FEATURE: Bulk revisions delete
• Plugin file refactoring
• Custom post type’s support with the new wpsrd_post_types_list hook
• Readme.txt update

1.1.1

• Hide revisions metabox on revisions purge success.

1.1

• Better security.
• Check if revisions are activated on plugin activation
• No JS is now supported
• Remove inline CSS
• Readme.txt update
• Special thanks to Julio Potier for his help in improving the plugin ??

1.0

• First release.