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Trashed By

Records which user trashed a post and when they trashed it. Displays that info as columns in admin trashed posts listings.

By Scott Reilly·Post·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 4 years ago
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As of April 2026, Trashed By is a WordPress post plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 4.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.

0/5Rating
10active installs
4.3K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

This plugin records which user actually trashed a post, which in a multi-author environment may not always be the original post author. This helps to maintain accountability for who was ultimately responsible for deleting a post. It also records when the post got trashed.

The admin listing of trashed posts is amended with new “Trashed By” and “Trashed On” columns that shows the name of the person who trashed the post or page and the date the post was trashed, respectively.

The plugin makes no assumption about who trashed a post, or when, for posts that were trashed prior to the use of this plugin (since the plugin could not have directly recorded information about the post’s trashing). The “Trashed By” and “Trashed On” values for those…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.9+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.4 (2021-07-18)

Highlights:

This minor release reimplements how the plugin hooks into WordPress to handle when a post is trashed or untrashed, restructures unit test files, notes compatibility through WP 5.7, and more.

Details:

  • Change: Separately hook filters directly related to a post being trashed or untrashed rather than checking during any post status transition
    • New: Add trash_post() to react when a post is trashed
    • New: Add untrash_post() to react when a post is untrashed
    • Delete: Remove transition_post_status()
  • Fix: Change __wakeup() method visibility from private to public to avoid warnings under PHP8

…and 15 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Scott ReillyScott Reilly
Plugin Info
Version
1.4
Last Updated
Jul 21, 2021
WP Requires
4.9+
Tested Up To
5.7.15
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
4.3K+
Added
May 13, 2014
Business
Free

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Developer

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Scott Reilly
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