Core Rollback
by Andy Fragen · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 52.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Seamless rollback of WordPress Core to latest release or any outdated, secure release using the Core Update API and core update methods.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈22K estimated
Momentum
-24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “wordpress core”, “pr” and “releases” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #6 and #6 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 203.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 95 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| meme | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| rollback your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| core update | #3 | #6 | down 2 |
| artwork | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| outdated | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| core updates | #3 | #4 | down 1 |
| core your tag | #5 | #9 | down 4 |
| reinstall | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| downgrade your tag | #5 | #5 | down 3 |
| wordpress core | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| plugin rollback | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| upgrade your tag | #6 | #15 | down 3 |
| wordpress rollback | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| update core | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| releases | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| release | #9 | #13 | down 1 |
| core plugin | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| stable | #12 | #16 | down 5 |
| update wordpress core | #8 | #13 | down 2 |
| core plugins | #8 | #13 | down 1 |
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “wordpress core”, “pr” and “releases” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #6 and #6 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 19K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.4.3 · 30 Jul 2026
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 72% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 22 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 20K.
At the current install trend, crossing 30K+ in roughly 125 days.
Install history since 21 Jul 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yavuzc5mo ago
WordPress 7.0 broke all my columns and layouts. This worked fine and rolled back to 6.8.5
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mthomas8010mo ago
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. This topic was modified 6 months, 1 week ago by mthomas80.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tatuatu10mo ago
I did my job with it, I downgraded WordPress from 6.9 to 6.8.3.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpandlpuser1.5y ago
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! This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by wpandlpuser. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by wpandlpuser. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by wpandlpuser.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ VJ1I1.5y ago
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. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by VJ1I.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Duncan1.5y ago
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)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ takenyahampton2.0y ago
I attempted to use it on my test site and it would not rollback to any previous versions. I ended up using another plugin which worked effortlessly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ repetemos552.2y ago
Thank you so much for making this plugin, very helpful and thank you also for updating it. I used quite a lot and I always had no issue. Thank you for being so great with us.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-03-29 Version 1.4.2 remove null coalescing so works with PHP 5.6 1.4.2
- 2025-12-09 Version 1.4.1 add hardening to get_core_versions() account for update_core transient as false 1.4.1
- 2025-11-17 Version 1.4.0 return rollback offer with update_core transient update POT GitHub Action 1.4.0
- 2024-12-02 Version 1.3.7 start in init hook add GitHub Action to generate POT 1.3.7
- 2024-11-01 Version 1.3.6 remove load_plugin_textdomain() composer update 1.3.6
- 2023-07-12 Version 1.3.5 update rollback choices for PHP version 1.3.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 12 languages, 11 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Seamless rollback of WordPress Core to latest release or any outdated, secure release using the Core Update..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI, Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,115 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "Downgrade", "upgrade" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-21 10K+ → 20K+ up after 673 days in tier
- 2024-09-16 9K+ → 10K+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2024-07-21 8K+ → 9K+ up after 142 days in tier
- 2024-03-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 110 days in tier
- 2023-11-12 6K+ → 7K+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2023-09-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-09-26 8K+ → 7K+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2023-09-06 7K+ → 8K+ up after 103 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Downgrade 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D -
WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Core Update Cleaner 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Version Locker: Disable Updates, Rollback and Downgrade 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Core Version Switcher 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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