Disable Gutenberg Autosave vs Simple Revision Control (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Disable Gutenberg Autosave
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Simple Revision Control
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Disable Gutenberg Autosave has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 11 reviews) and leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Disable Gutenberg Autosave has accumulated 40K+ total downloads while Simple Revision Control has 15K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Disable Gutenberg Autosave | Simple Revision Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ◄ | 3.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 11 | ► | 12 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 40K+ | ◄ | 15K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 8 months ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2013 | |
| Age | 8 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 8.0+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.16 | 2.2.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Disable Gutenberg Autosave
Simple Revision Control
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Disable Gutenberg Autosave averaged approximately 15 daily downloads while Simple Revision Control averaged 7.
Recent Reviews
Disable Gutenberg Autosave Reviews
This plugin saved my sanity
I am working on a “longish” page and while editing the page jumps away from my edit point and I finally realized it was due to autosave. I saw a few options that required editing code that will update
Brilliant!
Finally, something that disables Gutenberg autosave! All those sites saying to define the autosave interval in wp-config.php or to disable it by dequeuing this and that, alas they don’t work. Those se
Get rid of slow Gutenberg
Very useful plugin, Thanks to the team.
Simple Revision Control Reviews
Untracably Deletes Pages
Unfortunately the worst case happened: After setting a limit of 25 revisions for pages and purging all pages, many pages (10+) have randomly and untraceably disappeared. Panic ensued and only our back
Broke my site. Stay away
The plugin deleted images that were used in posts. Made me lose a lot of time.
DB broken！ 最悪です
メディアライブラリーのリンクなど思いもよらないDatabaseも削除してしまいます。被害を受けました。バックアップから復旧していますが、使用を禁止する方が良いと思います。 Wordpressは最新5.9.3日本語バージョンです。
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