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Hide Autosave Alert

Improve development experience when building custom Gutenberg blocks, by hiding the "autosave" message.

by Seth Miller · github.com/flexseth/hide-autosave-alert

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/flexseth/hide-autosave-alert/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/flexseth/hide-autosave-alert ↗

Todo

Rework plugin for simplicity and granularity

[ ] Use php to hide, in lieu of JavaScript
[ ] Keep JavaScript as a branch for demonstration purposes
[ ] Add options screen - disable sitewide, disable for block name, stub
[ ] Disable if there's only one custom block

[!WARNING] Do not use in production.

Hide Autosave Alert

A very simple WordPress plugin that automatically removes the
"There is an autosave of this post that is more recent than the version below."
message from the block editor.

Helpful for improving development workflow, if you don't care about autosaves.

Use cases

When working on a custom Gutenberg block, it's on the page. But every time you reload to see changes to code in the browser, it thinks there is an autosave.

Instead of having to press enter, delete the paragraph, and save... just use this plugin to hide the autosave message.

Caveats

Not recommended for production usage.

✨ Features

Hides the autosave alert in the Gutenberg editor
Keeps autosave functionality intact
Lightweight: no settings, no configuration needed

📦 Installation

Download or clone this repository.
Add .zip file via the Plugins installation screen in the dashboard
OR unzip folder, move hide-autosave-alert directory to your plugins folder.