Reveal IDs vs Revision Control (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Reveal IDs has a higher user rating (5/5 from 61 reviews) and leads in active installations (40K+ vs 40K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Reveal IDs has accumulated 1.1M+ total downloads while Revision Control has 557K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Reveal IDs | Revision Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 61 | ◄ | 36 |
| Active Installs | 40K+ | 40K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M+ | ◄ | 557K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Age | 18 years | 18 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.6.2 | 2.3.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Reveal IDs
Revision Control
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Reveal IDs averaged approximately 230 daily downloads while Revision Control averaged 17.
Recent Reviews
Reveal IDs Reviews
Great Plugin
It works fine in Woocommerce
Simple to install and a real timesaver!
Thank you for this plugin! Having to do quite a bit of custom code pointing at specific pages via id, it is nice to have my code in one browser window, with pages from WP Dashboard in another, so I c
Perfection
Thank You!!! This works perfectly and saves me a lot of time; I appreciate your efforts…
Revision Control Reviews
SImple, I like it
please, update…
Does not work, hides revisions on save
See here: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-strange-behavior-2/
It works
Plugin works with WordPress 4.9.8.
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