Title: Delete Future Actions Items
Last modified: August 10, 2023

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# Delete Future Actions Items

 *  Resolved [russromei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/russromei/)
 * (@russromei)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/)
 * I have a very dynamic site listing tens of thousands of products, most of which
   I expire in 30 days.
 * Is there a way for the complted and failed items to self delete? (after a given
   time if need be)
 * It is getting tedious cleaning then manually daily

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 *  Plugin Support [Riza Maulana Ardiyanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rizaardiyanto/)
 * (@rizaardiyanto)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/#post-16964817)
 * Hi [@russromei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/russromei/)
 * Thanks for using PublishPress Future.
 * Are you expecting auto delete for the log on Future Action menu?
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/i.imgur.com/EHbiX27.png?ssl=1)
 *  Thread Starter [russromei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/russromei/)
 * (@russromei)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/#post-16965173)
 * Yes, the logs, hoping to auto delete completed and failed
 *  Plugin Support [Riza Maulana Ardiyanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rizaardiyanto/)
 * (@rizaardiyanto)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/#post-16988598)
 * [@russromei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/russromei/) Could you please
   try this guide: [https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/future-action-logs-details/](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/future-action-logs-details/)?
 * Let me know if you have any issues.
 *  Thread Starter [russromei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/russromei/)
 * (@russromei)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/#post-16991514)
 * Perfect, thank you!
 *  Thread Starter [russromei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/russromei/)
 * (@russromei)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/#post-16991642)
 * As in the docs, where would I place this code?
 * PublishPress Future will retain “completed” log items for 30 days. However, if
   you want to shorten this time, you can use the following filter. This code below
   will change the retention time to one week. 604800 is the value for one week 
   in seconds. If you want to delete the logs every three days, you can change it
   to 259200.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_filter( 'action_scheduler_retention_period', 'ppf_delete_logs' );
       /**
        * Change Action Scheduler default purge to 1 week
        */
       function ppf_delete_logs() {
        return 604800;
       }
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Support [Riza Maulana Ardiyanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rizaardiyanto/)
 * (@rizaardiyanto)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/#post-16991680)
 * You could apply it on your theme file function.php or using some code snippet
   plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [russromei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/russromei/)
 * (@russromei)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/#post-16997724)
 * OK, potential problem?
 * If the function uses the table prefix, it won’t work for me
 * I actually have 2 sets of tables (one empty) with different prefixes, neither
   of which you use in your docs “wp_”
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by [russromei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/russromei/).
 *  Plugin Support [Riza Maulana Ardiyanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rizaardiyanto/)
 * (@rizaardiyanto)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/#post-17001279)
 * [@russromei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/russromei/) So you try to delete
   manually from the database? Then yes, you should adjust the table prefix. Our
   example is to use the default wp prefix. If you use another, then you should 
   adjust the SQL command.

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 * Last reply from: [Riza Maulana Ardiyanto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rizaardiyanto/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-future-actions-items/#post-17001279)
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