RIS Version Switcher – Downgrade or Upgrade WP Versions Easily
by Md Taufiqur Rahman · Uncategorized
Effortlessly switch between WordPress core, plugin, and theme versions for compatibility testing, troubleshooting, and rollback.
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
B 79/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈120 estimated
Momentum
-2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “version control” for “white screen of death”. “version control” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “white screen of death” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 2.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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 2 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 138 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| downgrade your tag | #8 | #23 | down 2 |
| white screen of death | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| version switcher your tag | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| version switch | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| downgrade theme and plugin | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| core switcher | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| version control your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress rollback your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress version your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 3 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 “version control” for “white screen of death”. “version control” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “white screen of death” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “version switcher”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 23 Nov 2024 · 708 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 214 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.2 · 15 Jun 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 27% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 471 days.
Install history since 22 Nov 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Md Taufiqur Rahman1.9y ago
This plugin saves my life by reinstalling malware plugins in one click.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
6 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "use cases", "ideal for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,823 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "WordPress rollback" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 80+ → 100+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 70+ → 80+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 60+ → 70+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 70+ → 60+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-06-08 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-07 70+ → 60+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-03 60+ → 70+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 70+ → 60+ down after 2 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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Raju Core Version Switcher — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Core Version Switcher 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Core Rollback 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Updates – Updates Manager, Disable Automatic Updates, Disable All Updates 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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