Automatic version control for posts with the same prefix in the post_name
As of April 2026, Post Version Control is a WordPress svn plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 17 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Theme Versioning.
Posts can be grouped in many ways in WordPress but there is no direct version control system. This plugin offers a lightweight solution if you want version control for a group of posts.
To make this work you define a keyword for each version control group you want to create. Then use that keyword as a prefix in the post name of each post in that group. The plugin will sort out the latest post automatically and label the rest as outdated.
It also let’s you have a URL that will always point to the latest post of that version control group. That way you can give out the URL to others and be sure that your visitors will always be viewing the most recent post.
This plugin will automatically:
| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 2.5.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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