Description
JWL Revision Cleaner gives web agencies, freelancers, SEO consultants and site owners a professional admin interface to:
- Analyze WordPress and Elementor revisions in detail
- Clean excess revisions with secure, confirmed actions
- Optimize MySQL tables without manual SQL
- Simulate any cleanup before executing it
- Log every action with date, count and estimated gain
Key features
Health score (0-100)
Visual indicator with four levels: Excellent, Good, Average, Needs optimization.
Based on revision count, table size and Elementor data volume.
Dashboard
Eight stat cards: pages, posts, WP revisions, media, Elementor revisions, table sizes, total DB size.
Detailed analysis
Table listing every page and post with revision count, last modified date and Elementor data size.
Simulation
Estimate revisions to delete, postmeta rows affected and MB gain before any action. No data is deleted.
Maintenance
* Delete all revisions
* Keep last 5 / 10 / 20 revisions
* Delete orphan Elementor revisions
* Clean Elementor log data
* Clean expired transients
* Clean SEO plugin logs (Yoast, RankMath, AIOSEO)
* Optimize wp_posts, wp_postmeta, wp_options
Safety first
Every destructive action shows two confirmation dialogs, including a backup reminder.
Automatic revision limit
Applied via the wp_revisions_to_keep filter — no changes to wp-config.php.
Activity log
Last 150 actions with date, description, revision count and estimated MB gain.
Compatibility
- WordPress 6.x and 7.x
- Elementor and Elementor Pro
- PHP 8.2+
- Multisite compatible
Installation
- Upload the
jwl-revision-cleanerfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin from the Plugins screen
- Go to JWL Revision Cleaner in the admin sidebar
FAQ
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Does the plugin modify wp-config.php?
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No. The revision limit is applied via the
wp_revisions_to_keepWordPress filter only. -
Are cleanup actions reversible?
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No. Always back up your database before running any cleanup. Use the Simulation tab to preview the impact first.
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Is the plugin compatible with Elementor Pro?
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Yes. It detects and handles
_elementor_datametadata in revisions. -
What are orphan Elementor revisions?
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Revisions whose post parent no longer exists in the database.
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Does it track users or send data externally?
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No. The plugin stores data only in WordPress options. No external calls, no tracking.
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Contributors & Developers
“JWL Revision Cleaner” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Health score (0-100) with four levels
- Dashboard with 8 stat cards
- Detailed analysis per page/post
- Simulation mode (no deletion)
- 6 maintenance actions with double confirmation
- Database optimization (OPTIMIZE TABLE)
- Automatic revision limit via WP filter
- Activity log (150 entries)
- Multisite compatible
- PHP 8.2+ / WordPress 6.x-7.x / Elementor ready