Advanced WordPress Reset — WordPress Backup Plugin
Advanced WordPress Reset – Debug, Recover & Reset WP
by Younes JFR. · WordPress.org page · Website
Advanced WordPress Reset has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,298,060 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Advanced WordPress Reset at a glance
Is Advanced WordPress Reset well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Reset the ‘uploads’ folder (/wp-content/uploads) by deleting all its content. This includes images, videos, music, documents, subfolders, etc
- Reset Themes by deleting all themes (the plugin uses WordPress core functions to delete themes). You can keep the currently active theme or delete it as well
- Delete all plugins (the plugin will deactivate them first then uninstall them using WordPress core functions)
- Reset “wp-content” folder. All files and folders inside ‘/wp-content’ directory will be deleted and reset, except ‘index.php’ and the following folders…
- Delete Must-use plugins. All MU plugins in ‘/wp-content/mu-plugins’ will be deleted. These are plugins that cannot be disabled except by removing their files…
- Delete “.htaccess” file. This is a critical WordPress core file used to enable or disable features of websites hosted on Apache. In some cases, you may need to…
- Delete all comments. All types of comments including published, pending, spam, trashed… will be deleted. Comments meta will also be deleted
- Delete pingbacks. Pingbacks allow you to notify other website owners that you have linked to their article on your website
- Delete trackbacks. Although there are some minor technical differences, a trackback is the same thing as a pingback
Advanced WordPress Reset reviews and ratings
1,233 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Did the trick
A lot of the features of this plugin are locked up for the Pro version, which is something I generally find annoying. However it merits the five stars because it successfully and easily did what I wanted it to do: Restore a theme to its default appearence when that theme provided no reset option of its own.
Sergeirichard -
Very useful, especially for database backup and restore
I think this plugin is one of the fastest for database backup and restore. I would like to improve the appearance of the record row comparisons and the difference highlighting. A tabular view instead of plain text would be good.
murat8 -
must have
very useful for me...
tr3ndo -
Крутизна плагина!
Это реально крутой плагин! Помогает очень, таким как я, который уже делает 10 попытку создать свой сайт, а по факту топчусь на месте!!!! Благодаря плагину и спасаюсь, хоть как то продвигаюсь вперёд, с каждым разом всё больше и больше:))
roman45 -
A wonderfully simple solution for inevitable errors. :)
How many times have we encountered an error that became critical or wanted to reinitiate a development project. Great job! The first day it worked a miracle. SanDiegoBeckCareer Development Engineer / Stoner Galore! Peace
G Beck -
Nice
It did the job
ITtechCA
Where Advanced WordPress Reset ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Advanced WordPress Reset appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Backup Plugins | #33 by tag, not in search | #54 | – |
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Details
The ultimate solution for resetting your WordPress database or specific components to their default settings using the advanced reset features.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Advanced WordPress Reset competes in
Tags
- clean
- database
- reset
- reset database
- restore
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- Version
- 2.0.7
- Last updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- First published
- Mar 20, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Advanced WordPress Reset FAQ
What does Advanced WordPress Reset do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Advanced WordPress Reset offers Reset the ‘uploads’ folder (/wp-content/uploads) by deleting all its content. This includes images, videos, music, documents, subfolders, etc, Reset Themes by deleting all themes (the plugin uses WordPress core functions to delete themes). You can keep the currently active theme or delete it as well, Delete all plugins (the plugin will deactivate them first then uninstall them using WordPress core functions), Reset “wp-content” folder. All files and folders inside ‘/wp-content’ directory will be deleted and reset, except ‘index.php’ and the following folders and Delete Must-use plugins. All MU plugins in ‘/wp-content/mu-plugins’ will be deleted. These are plugins that cannot be disabled except by removing their files.
How many active installs does Advanced WordPress Reset have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Advanced WordPress Reset as of September 7, 2026.
Is Advanced WordPress Reset still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Advanced WordPress Reset free?
Advanced WordPress Reset is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Advanced WordPress Reset rank among Backup Plugins?
Advanced WordPress Reset is #54 in the WordPress.org Backup Plugins ranking.