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WP Revisions Control

by Erick Hitter · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Revisions Control
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Revisions Control still maintained?
No. Last release 3 Jul 2025, over 1 year ago. 3 Jul 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Revisions Control, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ethitter since Jul 2013. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Revisions Control removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Revisions Control safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Revisions Control update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.4. No one-star spike after it. 3 Jul 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 16 months (last release 3 Jul 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Jul 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
ethitter2 Jul 2013 to 3 Jul 2025, 34 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
16 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Revisions Control
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Jul 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Rating distribution
5 star12
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Revisions Control
4 May 2026174
11 May 2026524
18 May 2026478
25 May 2026406
1 Jun 2026460
8 Jun 2026505
15 Jun 2026459
22 Jun 2026413
29 Jun 2026402
6 Jul 2026444
13 Jul 2026393
20 Jul 2026558
27 Jul 2026453
3 Aug 2026484
10 Aug 2026423
17 Aug 2026393
24 Aug 2026454
31 Aug 2026443
7 Sep 2026439
14 Sep 2026519
21 Sep 2026607
28 Sep 2026531
5 Oct 2026560
12 Oct 2026526
19 Oct 20261,142
26 Oct 2026859
2 Nov 202691

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 34% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.4.4
AuthorErick Hitter
Added2 Jul 2013
Last updated3 Jul 2025
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress3.6
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Bulk Operations & Batch Editing
Tagsadmin, revision, revisions

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Questions

Is WP Revisions Control still maintained?

No. Last release 3 Jul 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns WP Revisions Control, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer ethitter since Jul 2013.

Was WP Revisions Control removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is WP Revisions Control safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest WP Revisions Control update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.4. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue