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title: "How to Add Revision Control to WordPress Post Type?"
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date: 2025-05-26
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description: "Are you looking to track changes and manage content versions more effectively in WordPress? By enabling revision control for different post types, you can easily view what changes were made,..."
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# How to Add Revision Control to WordPress Post Type?

## Key Takeaways

- Nexter Extension (Free) adds revision control to different WordPress post types from Nexter > Extensions > Performance.
- Revision Control lets the Limit to section set how many revisions a post type can have, then turns on specific post types with toggles and saves the settings.
- WordPress shows a revision number in the right Settings panel after edits are saved, and that number opens version changes and restores a previous version.

Are you looking to track changes and manage content versions more effectively in WordPress? By enabling revision control for different post types, you can easily view what changes were made, compare versions, and even restore an earlier version if needed. It’s a great way to keep your content organized and avoid accidental loss of important updates.

With the Nexter Extension (Free) plugin, you can easily add revision control to different WordPress post types.

[LIVE EXTENSION LINK](https://nexterwp.com/nexter-extensions/revision-control-in-wordpress/)

 

## Learn via Video Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2tZnM6HaU&t=493s

## How to Add Revision Control with the Nexter Extension?

To add revision control with the Nexter Extension plugin, from the WordPress Dashboard, go to **Nexter **>** Extensions** > **Performance**.

Then go to the **Revision Control **section, enable the toggle, and click on the gear icon (⚙).

![](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/enable-revision-control-new.png)

It will open the Revision Control popup.

In the **Limit to** section, you can set the number of revisions a post type can have.

Then you’ll see different post types available on your site.

Turn on the toggle for specific post types as per your requirements.

Once done, click on the **Save** button.

Now, when you edit a post of that specific post type and save the changes, you’ll see a revision number in the right Settings panel.

![](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/revision-number.png)

When you click on that number, you can see the changes made in a specific version, and you can easily restore a previous version.