“Change WP Empty Trash Time” is a small plugin that allows you to select the time in days that WordPress take to automatically empty trash. You can select the number of days at the bottom of Settings > General. This plugin wont work if the value is already defined elsewhere to avoid errors.
The Plugin can be installed in two ways.
Manual instalation
- Download and upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/change-wp-empty-trash-time directory from the WordPress plugin repository.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress admin.
- Go to Settings > General to configure it.
WordPress interface instalation
- Open the plugin Interface in the wordpress admin and click on “Add new”.
- In the Search box enter “Change WP Empty Trash Time” and hit Enter.
- Click on “Install” to install the plugin.
- Go to Settings > General to configure it.