Trash emptier

Provides a configurable control over the trash emptying algorithm wordpress uses without changing wp-config.php

Author:Mark Kaplun (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.0
WordPress version tested:3.5.2
Plugin version:0.9
Added to WordPress repository:09-12-2012
Last updated:09-12-2012
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Active installs:40+
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Once a day wordpress deletes all trashed items which had been in the trash for more then N days, where N stands for the value of EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS constant which may be defined in wp-config.php file.

This plugin presents a different way to control the number of trashed days. Instead of manually editing wp-config.php which is usually not convenient and somewhat dangerous, you can set the number of days in a settings page.
In addition there is a tool to empty the cache from Items older the a specified number of days.

Usage:
Get to the settings page via the menu “Options” >> “Empty trash”
Get to the delete trash tool page via the menu “Tools” >> “Empty trash”

Network considerations:
The plugin was not tested in a network installation, but it should work gibing the individual site admin a control over his trash which is possibly different then other sites on the network.
The plugin do not have network wide settings

Important:
For better or worse the plugin employs exactly the same deleting algorithm used by the wordpress version running the site.

Limitations:
The plugin will not be able to function well if you have EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS set in your wp-confing.php


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