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By activating this plugin autosave feature in the Gutenberg editor will be disabled. Alternatively it also provides options in the editor to select a different autosave interval time than the default 60 seconds.
The block editor will still use local autosave that saves a copy of the edited post to your local storage and allows you to restore it if you happened to navigate away without saving. This plugin prevents the editor from making periodic requests to <code>*/autosaves</code> REST endpoint, which disables the “Update” button of the editor, typically at the exact moment you’re trying to click it.

Disable Gutenberg Autosave


I am working on a "longish" page and while editing the page jumps away from my edit point and I finally realized it was due to autosave. I saw a few options that required editing code that will update from time to time so not good. Then I found this plugin - so simple - no sales cr*p, it just worked!  Thank you.


This plugin saved my sanity

Allows to control Gutenberg autosave interval or disable autosave completely.

Savelo Form Autosave silently saves everything visitors type in your forms — text, email, number, textarea, select, checkbox, radio — and brings it back if they navigate away and return, close the tab by accident, or their browser crashes.
All data is stored exclusively in the visitor’s own browser (localStorage). Nothing is ever sent to your server. Zero database queries on the front end.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Universal form support — works with any HTML <code><form></code> element</li>
<li>Smart exclusion — automatically skips login, registration, password reset, and WooCommerce checkout forms</li>
<li>Security-first — never saves password fields; respects <code>autocomplete="off"</code></li>
<li>Contact Form 7 — saved draft is cleared automatically after a successful AJAX submission</li>
<li>Configurable expiry — 1 to 90 days; expired drafts are cleaned up silently</li>
<li>Restore notification — optional, auto-dismissing, fully customisable message</li>
<li>Clear on submit — optionally delete the draft when the form is submitted</li>
<li>Custom exclusions — exclude any form by CSS selector, by adding the <code>savelo-exclude</code> class, or the <code>data-savelo-exclude</code> attribute</li>
<li>Zero front-end dependencies — vanilla ES5 JavaScript, no jQuery required</li>
<li>Assets on demand — scripts and styles are never loaded in wp-admin</li>
<li>Translation ready — <code>.pot</code> file included</li>
<li>Clean uninstall — all plugin data removed when you delete the plugin</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
All form data is stored in the visitor’s own browser via the localStorage API. No data is transmitted to your server or any third party. Compatible with GDPR-aware workflows. Users can clear their localStorage at any time via their browser settings.
<h4>How to exclude a form</h4>
<ol>
<li>Add <code>data-savelo-exclude</code> attribute directly to the <code><form></code> tag, or</li>
<li>Add the CSS class <code>savelo-exclude</code> to the <code><form></code> tag, or</li>
<li>Enter a CSS selector in Settings → Form Autosave → Exclude Forms</li>
</ol>

Savelo Form Autosave

Automatically saves form data to localStorage and restores it when the visitor returns. Zero server load. Works with any HTML form.

Disable Gutenberg Autosave vs Savelo Form Autosave