wp_revisions_to_keep() WP 3.6.0

Determine how many revisions to retain for a given post.

By default, an infinite number of revisions are kept.

The constant WP_POST_REVISIONS can be set in wp-config to specify the limit of revisions to keep.

Return

Int. The number of revisions to keep.

Usage

wp_revisions_to_keep( $post );

$post(WP_Post) (required)

The post object.

Changelog

Code of wp_revisions_to_keep() wp revisions to keep ^{WP 5.8.1}

function wp_revisions_to_keep( $post ) {
	$num = WP_POST_REVISIONS;

	if ( true === $num ) {
		$num = -1;
	} else {
		$num = (int) $num;
	}

	if ( ! post_type_supports( $post->post_type, 'revisions' ) ) {
		$num = 0;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the number of revisions to save for the given post.
	 *
	 * Overrides the value of WP_POST_REVISIONS.
	 *
	 * @since 3.6.0
	 *
	 * @param int     $num  Number of revisions to store.
	 * @param WP_Post $post Post object.
	 */
	$num = apply_filters( 'wp_revisions_to_keep', $num, $post );

	/**
	 * Filters the number of revisions to save for the given post by its post type.
	 *
	 * Overrides both the value of WP_POST_REVISIONS and the {@see 'wp_revisions_to_keep'} filter.
	 *
	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$post->post_type`, refers to
	 * the post type slug.
	 *
	 * @since 5.8.0
	 *
	 * @param int     $num  Number of revisions to store.
	 * @param WP_Post $post Post object.
	 */
	$num = apply_filters( "wp_{$post->post_type}_revisions_to_keep", $num, $post );

	return (int) $num;
}