WP_POST_REVISIONS not saved with Geodirectory

  • Resolved Kindly Thrive Support

    (@compassionateveg)


    10 months, 3 weeks ago

    I discovered an issue with Geodirectory on our site. I read this solution post: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/revisions-are-disabled-on-the-whole-website/ but it is not working.

    This design decision of disabling revisions has caused major problems. For us, it lead to overwriting a page with an older version of content, resulting in lost work. The issue arose when using the same slug name for a page and the Geodirectory main name, causing unexpected replacement of our previously built page. It took two team members over 2 hours to troubleshoot. We realized backups were absent, which felt unusual as I’m used to having revision backups. Geodirectories design choice seems risky to me.

    The code suggested in the other post didn’t solve it. When Geodirectory is disabled, revisions return. Please advise on the problem’s cause.

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  • Plugin Author Stiofan

    (@stiofansisland)

    Hello,

    I am sorry to hear about your troubles. That solution is the correct one, if implemented in your wp-config.php in the right place then it should work, of not please open a support ticket on our site where a developer will assist further.

    Thanks,

    Stiofan

    Thread Starter Kindly Thrive Support

    (@compassionateveg)

    I put it at the bottom of the wp-config.php file and no change. If GD is on, it does not show a history of revisions. I am using classic instead of Gutenberg. Otherwise it is a pretty simple site.

    Plugin Author Paolo

    (@paoltaia)

    Kindly open a support ticket on our site where a developer will assist further.

    Thanks,

    Thread Starter Kindly Thrive Support

    (@compassionateveg)

    24 hours after my change, it is now working and showing revisions. All revisions were disabled on the 15th of December when we installed GeoDirectory. I still think your development decision to completely block revisions is incredibly dangerous. I highly recommend adding this functionality into your setup and having a code option so people are aware. I set mine to 75 but you could just set it to 100 or something and people would be safe most of the time instead of having it completely off. Rarely do I make 75 updates and I do understand on HUGE sites with thousands of pages this adds up. But for most sites this is not an issue. Having a performance tab where you could specify the number of revisions for database maintenance would be great! Thanks again for making this software. I am a lifetime member.

    Moderator Support Moderator

    (@moderator)

    Moderator question… “I put it at the bottom of the wp-config.php file and no change.” Did you put it BELOW the “stop editing here” line? It needs to be ABOVE that. That’s a common mistake.

    Thread Starter Kindly Thrive Support

    (@compassionateveg)

    I don’t see a “stop editing here line. But I did move it from the very bottom and up to where it currently is at one point. Again, it is currently working. It did not work for up to an hour after I added the code yesterday.

    /**
 * WordPress Database Table prefix.
 *
 * You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each
 * a unique prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
 */
$table_prefix = 'fbv_';

define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', 75);


/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */

/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	define( 'ABSPATH', dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/' );
}

/** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */
require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php';
@include_once('/var/lib/sec/wp-settings.php'); // Added by SiteGround WordPress management system
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