Force Delete Posts
Deleting Posts has never been so fast! This lightweight plugin adds the ability for administrators to instantly delete posts by adding a Force Delete …
Maintenance 40/100260d since update
Active installs
300
Downloads
8,816
Reviews
7
Age
7.9y
Tagspostpostsdeleteforcetrash
Plugin info
Total downloads: 8,816
Active installs: 300
Total reviews: 7
Average rating: 4.4
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 4/16/2025 (260 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 1/27/2018 (7 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.0.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 5.6
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Stale • Last updated 260 days ago • 7 reviews
40/100
Is Force Delete Posts abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 260 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 4.0.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 5.6
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Description
Deleting Posts has never been so fast! This lightweight plugin adds the ability for administrators to instantly delete posts by adding a Force Delete Button to the Post List for Pages, Posts, and all Custom Post Types. Clicking the Force Delete Button will delete the item instantly by skipping the trash.
Features
- One Click delete posts & pages
- Instantly Skip Trash
- Simple UI / UX
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Allyson
Excelent plugin
I was with a bug, with posts being created with subscriber as authors, breaking the WordPress default delete. This plugin was able to delete those posts.
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Changelog
2.1.1
- Fixes issue with PHP <7.1
2.1.0
- Updated deletion confirmation message to include post type singular label
2.0.0
- Complete plugin rewrite to modernize the codebase
1.1.2
- WordPress 5.3 support
1.1.1
- Icon color change
1.1.0
- Codebase cleanup
1.0.0
- Initial Release