Core Rollback

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Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 30K+ in roughly 170 days.

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1. ★★★★★ yavuzc

   3mo ago

   WordPress 7.0 broke all my columns and layouts. This worked fine and rolled back to 6.8.5

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2. ★★★★★ mthomas80

   8mo 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.

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3. ★★★★★ tatuatu

   8mo ago

   I did my job with it, I downgraded WordPress from 6.9 to 6.8.3.

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4. ★★★★★ wpandlpuser

   1.3y 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 Once the installation was finished, I was force-logged out and upon trying to enter the admin area, my password was no longer valid.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.

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5. ★★★★★ VJ1I

   1.3y 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.

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6. ★★★★★ Duncan

   1.3y 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)

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7. ★★★★★ takenyahampton

   1.8y 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.

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8. ★★★★★ repetemos55

   2.1y 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.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-03-29 Version 1.4.2 remove null coalescing so works with PHP 5.6 1.4.2
2. 2025-12-09 Version 1.4.1 add hardening to get_core_versions() account for update_core transient as false 1.4.1
3. 2025-11-17 Version 1.4.0 return rollback offer with update_core transient update POT GitHub Action 1.4.0
4. 2024-12-02 Version 1.3.7 start in init hook add GitHub Action to generate POT 1.3.7
5. 2024-11-01 Version 1.3.6 remove load_plugin_textdomain() composer update 1.3.6
6. 2023-07-12 Version 1.3.5 update rollback choices for PHP version 1.3.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 12 languages, 11 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-21 10K+ → 20K+ up after 673 days in tier
2. 2024-09-16 9K+ → 10K+ up after 57 days in tier
3. 2024-07-21 8K+ → 9K+ up after 142 days in tier
4. 2024-03-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 110 days in tier
5. 2023-11-12 6K+ → 7K+ up after 44 days in tier
6. 2023-09-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 3 days in tier
7. 2023-09-26 8K+ → 7K+ down after 20 days in tier
8. 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).

• WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D
• Downgrade 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
• WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Core Update Cleaner 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• E Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
• Change Admin Email 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Core Rollback: 20K+ active installs, 4.7★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/core-rollback