WP Reset - Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool

About WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool

WP Reset is a plugin that allows you to quickly reset your WordPress site's database to its default installation values, without modifying any files. It is useful for developers as it speeds up testing and debugging by providing a quick way to reset settings and re-test code. It also has fail-safe mechanisms to prevent accidental data loss.

Screenshots

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Frequently asked questions

What does WP Reset do?

WP Reset quickly resets the site's database to the default installation values without modifying any files. It deletes all customizations and content, or just chosen parts like theme settings. WordPress Reset is fast and safe to use thanks to the built-in snapshots which provide 1-click restore functionality. It has multiple fail-safe mechanisms so you can never accidentally lose data. WP Reset is extremely helpful for plugin and theme developers. It speeds up testing & debugging by providing a quick way to reset settings and re-test code. It's the only WP development tool for non-developers that enables advanced reset.

How do I access the WP Reset admin page?

Access WP Reset admin page via the 'Tools' menu.

What will be deleted when I click the Reset button?

When you click the Reset button, all posts, pages, custom post types, comments, media entries, and users will be deleted. All default WP database tables and all custom database tables with the same prefix table prefix as the one defined in wp-config.php will also be deleted. However, media files, plugins, themes, and uploads will not be touched.

How can I undo a reset?

Before doing a reset, create a snapshot. After the reset is done, you can simply restore the snapshot to undo the reset.

Does WP Reset support WP-CLI?

Yes, WP Reset comes with full WP-CLI support. Help on WP-CLI commands is available via 'wp help reset'. By default, the commands have to be confirmed, but you can use the --yes option to skip confirmation. Please be careful when using WP Reset with WP-CLI and always make a snapshot or backup first.

Changelog

v2.06

2025/09/18
Disabled license log

v2.05

2025/07/31
Minor bug fixes and code improvements

v2.04

2024/10/24
Minor bug fixes and code improvements

v2.03

2024/06/04
Adjusted HTML escaping on translatable strings
Fixed some unescaped HTML output

v2.02

2024/05/13
Fixed license ajax security issue

v2.01

2024/04/16
Completely unnecessary update we were forced to do

v2.00

2024/03/25
More secure snapshot export filename

v1.99

2024/03/13
PHP 8.2 compatibility fix

v1.98

2023/09/24
RTL GUI fix

v1.97

2023/01/10
minor GUI changes
new prices

v1.96

2022/11/18
security fixes

v1.95

2022/01/06
security fixes
fixed a CLI bug
added ad for our WP Force SSL plugin

v1.93

2021/08/01
reactivate plugins fix

v1.92

2021/07/28
more fixes for the password issue when resetting on WP 5.8

v1.91

2021/07/24
fixed password issue when resetting on WP 5.8

v1.90

2021/06/01
security fixes
cleaned up unused code

v1.86

2021/02/20
fixed a small but nasty translation bug that prevented some users from resetting

v1.85

2021/01/30
code clean-up

v1.84

2021/01/21
added quick links button
fixed some tooltips
removed support for WP Webhooks

v1.82

2020/10/27
removed auto activation for PRO version

v1.81

2020/10/07
started adding better tooltips to all objects
added promo campaign for WP 301 Redirects

v1.80

2020/04/17
new tool: Purge Cache
new tool: Delete Local Data
fixed “Delete all plugins” tool
other minor bug fixes
started selling WP Reset PRO
200,000 installs hit on 2020-03-07 with 1,560,000 downloads

v1.77

2019/12/25
minor bug fixes

v1.75

2019/11/12
bug fixes
more GUI improvements
updates for WP v5.3
removed the 1-click backup tool in favor of snapshots – less confusing & same end result
two huge bug fixes thanks to @markwill
1,241,470 downloads

v1.70

2019/09/27
bug fixes
completely new GUI
added .htaccess file to protect snapshots and backups folder
added 1-click backup feature

v1.65

2019/07/15
bug fixes

v1.60

2019/04/15
bug fixes
new tool: Reset theme options
added Product Hunt banner
added actions (hooks) to all tools and snapshot actions; all action names start with “wp-reset-“
removed features survey
announced plugin & theme collections

v1.55

2019/03/25
100k users hit on 2019/01/15 with 560,300 downloads; 34 days for +10k & 71k downloads
bug fixes
support for WP Webhooks
added features survey

v1.50

2019/01/08
new tool: delete .htaccess file
new WP-CLI command: wp reset delete htaccess
90k users hit on 2018/12/12 with 489,100 downloads; 27 days for +10k & 58k downloads

v1.45

2018/11/27
new tool: truncate or drop custom DB tables
truncate / drop tables tool added to WP-CLI
all snapshot tools added to WP-CLI
80k users hit on 2018/11/15 with 430,800 downloads; 30 days for +10k & 57k downloads

v1.40

2018/10/24
new tool: DB Snapshots
rewrote code documentation for most functions
some parts of Snapshots need refactoring
70k users hit on 2018/10/16 with 373,300 downloads; 30 days for +10k & 50k downloads

v1.35

2018/09/18
sponsorship by IP Geolocation
60k users hit on 2018/09/16 with 323,300 downloads; 35 days for +10k
added all tools to WP-CLI
new tool: delete all files in uploads folder

v1.30

2018/08/27
more code clean-up
added new reset params to WP-CLI
big GUI changes
started adding various tools; delete transients, delete all plugins, delete all themes
we hit 50,000 installations on 2018/08/11 with 274,000 downloads

v1.25

2018/07/30
code clean-up
post-reset options – reactivate plugin, themes & WP Reset
added WP-MU warning till we make WP Reset fully compatible with it
Tidy Repo notice
added option to collapse boxes
modified rating notice

v1.20

2018/07/09
we hit 40k installations on 2018/06/26
WP-CLI support via “wp reset” command
new logo
ask for rating notice
GUI improvements
code clean up
preparations for further development and new features

v1.10

2018/05/09
WebFactory took over development
numerous bug fixes and improvements
30,000 installations; 199,000 downloads

v1.0

2016/05/16
Initial release