Empty the Trash After 7 Days
Permanently removes trashed posts, pages and comments after 7 days instead of 30, keeping the database lean.
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Code
// Days before trashed items are deleted for good (0 disables the trash entirely, so avoid it).
if ( ! defined( 'EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS' ) ) {
define( 'EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 7 );
}Notes
Has no effect if EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS is already set in wp-config.php.
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