Title: Database wp-post meta
Last modified: August 30, 2018

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# Database wp-post meta

 *  [tripuck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tripuck/)
 * (@tripuck)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-wp-post-meta/)
 * Hello,
 * My database reached nearly 6gb.
    Most of the post meta value is coming from beaver
   builder. Is it possible to record them seperate place. Now wp-post meta. Or lower
   them .Because you are recording draft meta also.

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 *  Plugin Author [Simon Prosser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pross/)
 * (@pross)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-wp-post-meta/#post-10640537)
 * Do you have post revisions setup properly?
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/Revisions](https://codex.wordpress.org/Revisions)
 *  Thread Starter [tripuck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tripuck/)
 * (@tripuck)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-wp-post-meta/#post-10647909)
 * There is nothing written about post revisions at wp-config.
 * if i add, define(‘WP_POST_REVISIONS’, false) , will they delete beaver builder
   drafts?
 *  Plugin Author [Simon Prosser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pross/)
 * (@pross)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-wp-post-meta/#post-10659554)
 * Hi tripuck
 * Revisions are not drafts. Two completely different things.
 * If you have a ton of revisions you can restrict them using something like:
    `
   define( ‘WP_POST_REVISIONS’, 5 )` This will only ever store 5 revisions per post,
   revisions are saved when you make changes to a post and are basically a backup
   in case you want to revert.
 * A _draft_ is a post that is not published yet, it can also have revisions.

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-wp-post-meta/#post-10659554)
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