WP Content Intelligence & Revision Tracker

WordPress plugin to track meaningful content revisions and display editorial insights.

A lightweight WordPress plugin that tracks meaningful content revisions and stores editorial change insights in a custom database table. Built to help editors, content teams, and developers understand how content evolves over time, beyond default WordPress revisions.

Features

Tracks content updates only when changes are meaningful Stores revision metadata in a custom database table Captures: Post ID User ID Change summary (character count difference)

Timestamp

Automatically hooks into WordPress post update lifecycle Clean, modular, object-oriented architecture Zero UI bloat – backend-focused, extensible design

Why This Plugin?

WordPress revisions store every change, including minor edits. This plugin focuses on editorial intelligence, answering questions like: Was this a significant content update? How often does this post meaningfully change? Who is actively updating content? It demonstrates real-world backend logic, database design, and WordPress hook usage.

How It Works

Plugin activates → creates database table Hooks into post_updated Compares old vs new content length If change is meaningful → logs revision Stores clean, readable change summary

How to Test

Activate the plugin from WP Admin → Plugins Create a new post Update the post content multiple times Open database (wp_wpci_revisions) Observe tracked revisions Only meaningful updates are stored

Tech Stack

PHP (OOP) WordPress Plugin API MySQL Local WP (for development) Git & GitHub

License

MIT License — free to use, modify, and extend.