Core Rollback
by Andy Fragen · WordPress.org page · Website
Core Rollback has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 193,552 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 30, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Core Rollback at a glance
Is Core Rollback well maintained?
Core Rollback reviews and ratings
16 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Worked for me
Wordpress 7.0 broke all my columns and layouts. This worked fine and rolled back to 6.8.5
yavuzc -
Life Saver
This is a life saver for when you need to pull a client's site down into local, but they're on an older version of WP and they refuse to pay us for updating the sites plugins.
mthomas80 -
I did my job with it, I downgraded WordPress from 6.9 to 6.8.3.
I did my job with it, I downgraded WordPress from 6.9 to 6.8.3.
tatuatu -
6.8 to 6.7.2
My theme was not compatible with the automatically installed WP 6.8 and it let to critical errors on the page. I could still access the admin page to download the plugin and trigger the rollback. Unfortunately, the theme has no support from the developer and probably it is not going to receive a patch for WP 6.8. I followed the re-install steps and everything worked well. Once the installation was finished, I was force-logged out and upon trying to enter the admin area, my password was no longer valid. Small heart attack. (ref. @ndstry had the same issue mentioned in a previous review, it seems there is a hashing logic changed between the versions). Luckily the password reset email was working well and I could reset the admin account. I have also shut down the website (I am hosting it locally with Local) and then the WP version is also shown correctly. Thank you for developing this plugin!
wpandlpuser -
Affected Login.
Unable to log into site after rollback to 6.7.2 from 6.8.1. Password reset failed to send e-mails. Host provider e-mailed a temporary password which effected a successful log in. Website is otherwise OK. Was unaware of inherent rollback complications from 6.8 due to core encryption modifications, as I saw no disclaimer in plugin description.
VJ1I -
Very nice and easy to use
Used on 6.8.1 to 6.7.2 rollback - very nice and easy. I'd performed a simple file and folder rollback which worked perfectly but the DashBoard still showed the original WordPress version. Yes, could have fixed that easily (I believe) but this plugin just did what I wanted in about a minute, with the correct rollback version now displayed in the Dashboard, too. Thanks :o)
Duncan
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Details
Seamless rollback of WordPress Core to latest release or any outdated, secure release using the Core Update API and core update methods.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- core
- Downgrade
- rollback
- upgrade
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- Version
- 1.4.3
- Last updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- First published
- Nov 17, 2020
- Requires WordPress
- 4.1
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Core Rollback FAQ
How many active installs does Core Rollback have?
WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for Core Rollback as of September 7, 2026.
Is Core Rollback still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on July 30, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Core Rollback have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 2 recent support threads for Core Rollback are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Core Rollback free?
Core Rollback is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.