How to change number of days to keep the log

By default the log is kept for 60 days. This is to prevent the log from growing to large, which can be a problem if your website is hosted on a low end web hosting solution.

If you want to modify the number of days to keep the log you have two options:

• Use the filtersimple_history/db_purge_days_intervalto modify the number of days. See example below.
• Use the add-on Extended Settings to set the number of days using a GUI. Se screenshot of add-on below.

Using the Extended Settings add-on

Easily set the number of days using a GUI like this:

Read more about the add-ons to see more screenshots and view other settings that it offers.

Using a filter

Example: Use a filter to expand the log to keep 90 days in the log. Add this snippet to for example your functions.php-file:

add_filter(
  "simple_history/db_purge_days_interval", 
  function( $days ) {
    $days = 90;
    return $days;
  }
);Code language: PHP (php)