Reset Customizer
by Oliver Campion · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 41K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a reset button to each section in the customizer and easily backup / restore / migrate customizer settings
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈790 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “customize”, “section” and “sections” for “reset button”, “customizer settings” and “theme customizer”. “customize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “reset button” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “section” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “customizer settings” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sections” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “theme customizer” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 16.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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 3 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 78 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| reset customizer | #2 | #13 | 0 |
| reset your tag | #6 | #17 | 0 |
| reset button | #6 | #20 | — |
| customizer settings | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| customizer reset | #3 | #16 | 0 |
| customizer your tag | #18 | #23 | down 1 |
| wordpress reset | #13 | #21 | up 1 |
| theme customizer | #13 | #24 | up 1 |
| reset wordpress | #11 | #20 | up 2 |
| button customizer | #13 | #23 | up 1 |
| wordpress reset plugin | #17 | #22 | — |
| wordpress customizer | #18 | #23 | down 1 |
| customize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| section your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sections your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “customize”, “section” and “sections” for “reset button”, “customizer settings” and “theme customizer”. “customize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “reset button” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “section” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “customizer settings” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sections” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “theme customizer” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 862 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.1.7 · 18 May 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ A Maitland10mo ago
It was great to be able to create a sister site using the same customisations as my first site. All that time I spent perfecting settings was easily transferred to my new site. Saved so much time. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ reiseblitz3.9y ago
After nearly two months of trying and troubleshooting my no longer working WordPress Customizer, this plugin finally helped me solve the issue thanks to its option to delete old theme settings from the database. I cannot thank you enough for this as I had almost given up on my site!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a reset button to each section in the customizer and easily backup / restore / migrate customizer sett..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 740 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-09 800+ → 700+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-09-30 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-26 800+ → 700+ down after 594 days in tier
- 2025-02-09 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-07 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-05 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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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Clever Fox 30K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
eCommerce Companion 6K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Specia Companion 4K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Customize Posts 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Evento 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Customizer Reset – Export & Import 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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