Disable Gutenberg Autosave
Allows to control Gutenberg autosave interval or disable autosave completely.
Disable Gutenberg Autosave ranks #4,628 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, a 4.4/5 rating from 11 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 1.0.18
- Last Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.0+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- ska-dev
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
- Reviews
- 11
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress users of the Gutenberg block editor who find autosave requests interfering with their editing workflow. It disables or lets you customize the interval of Gutenberg's periodic autosave REST requests, preventing issues like the Update button becoming unresponsive.
- Disable Gutenberg autosave completely
- Set custom autosave interval
- Prevents autosave REST endpoint requests
- Keeps local browser autosave working
- Fixes unresponsive Update button issue
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