Clean up WordPress trash automatically

[Benson]

Hi guys,
Is it possible to clean up WordPress trash automatically?

[KelvinSmith]

Hi Benson,
Yes. It is possible. You can clean up WordPress trash automatically.

Follow the below steps to tweak the default configuration settings in WordPress:

WordPress sets a default period of 30 days until data is retained in Trash. If you view the wp-config.php file you can find the following

[COLOR="#FF8C00"]define( ‘EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS’, 30 );[/COLOR] // 30 days default

You can change the default settings by defining the number of days for WordPress to automatically delete posts in trash.

For example : If you want the system to automatically delete entries in trash after 5 days, you can edit the entry as :

/* Automatically delete WordPress trash after 5 days */

[COLOR="#FF8C00"]define( ‘EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS’, 5 );[/COLOR]