Simple Revisions Delete
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.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.9★ from 48
- Active installs
- 10k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Nov 2025
- Added
- Jan 2015
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- WP 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.5.12
- Downloads
- 198,186
Our analysis
AI-assistedSimple Revisions Delete is a WordPress plugin that allows you to delete post revisions individually or in bulk. It integrates into the post submit box, providing a link to purge revisions via AJAX. This helps maintain a clean database by removing unnecessary revisions without affecting all site revisions at once.
The plugin is compatible with both the Gutenberg and classic editors, although the Gutenberg functionality is experimental. It is lightweight and designed for ease of use, making it suitable for users looking to manage post revisions effectively.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users who want to manage post revisions efficiently.
What it does well
- ✓Allows deletion of individual post revisions
- ✓Supports bulk actions for multiple posts
- ✓Integrates seamlessly into the WordPress back-end
- ✓Uses native core functions for safe deletion
- ✓Lightweight and simple to use
Where it falls short
- •Gutenberg functionality is experimental and may not work reliably
- •No admin page is available for settings
Verdict
Simple Revisions Delete is a straightforward tool for cleaning up post revisions, making it a useful addition for those who need to optimise their database.
From the developer
Brice Capobianco's own description of Simple Revisions Delete, lightly tidied.
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).
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.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_post_types