WordPress has many amazing features. One of them is post revision. But what really is post revision and how it will impact your wordpress blog environment? When you edit a post new data is added to the wordpress database table (wp_posts). And new data is added each time when ever you edit your blog post.

This features is not beneficial if you are the sole author of your blog. Hence disabling this feature will not only reduce the size of your database but will also improve the performance of your wordpress blog, as said by the experts.

To disable post revision just edit the wp-config.php file and add the following code.

define(‘WP_POST_REVISIONS’, false);

You can add this code before the line /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ in your wp-config.php file. If you think you want this feature but don’t but also want to add few data in your wordpress database then you can limit the number of post revision by adding following line of code. Change the number according to your wish.

define(‘WP_POST_REVISIONS’, 5);

Quick Tip: In case you require this feature back just remove the code.