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WP Database Reset

by Joost de Valk · Admin & Utilities

Also makes 6 other plugins · 9.1K+ installs across the portfolio →

Resets the WordPress database back to its defaults. Deletes all customizations and content. Does not modify files only resets the database.

How scoring works →
75 Health · B
Maintenance 69/100
Rating quality 86/100
Support 70/100

75 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins

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.

86 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 77/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 87/100
Listing tuning 84/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+10% vs prior 30d
46Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.2K

now · peak 8.5K

1.2K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

WP Database Reset · #3229 you WP Reset · #180 Database Reset · #1802 Loginizer · #46

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.5Stars · Aug 26

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.

234per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How 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

11mo ago

latest release · v1.5.0

12

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.5.0 · 11mo ago1.4.3 · 12mo ago1.4.2 · 4.5y ago1.4.1 · 6.3y ago1.1 · 6.3y ago1.2 · 6.3y ago1.3 · 6.3y ago1.4 · 6.3y ago1.3.1 · 6.3y ago1.3.2 · 6.3y ago1.3.3 · 6.3y ago1.0 · 6.3y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 38% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.4 59%
v1.5 38%
v1.3 3.2%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
5K–6K ≈5.6K

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

Install history · since 2015-03-17 · 1,440 observations

5KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.5.0
Last updated
11mo ago
Added
2009-03-17 · 17 yrs old
Requires WP
6.2
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.4

Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. 2025-01-17 Version 1.5.0 Added full SQLite database compatibility including support for SQLite Database Integration plugin Modernized code to meet WordPress Coding Standards Added comprehensive PHPUnit test coverage Improved input sanitization a 1.5.0
  2. 2013-12-18 Version 1.3.3 Fix an issue where a user does not have a user_level 1.3.3
  3. 2012-02-13 Version 1.3.2 Support PHP versions below 5.3.0, by not using lambda function creation in add_action for admin_notices 1.3.2
  4. 2012-01-29 Version 1.3.1 Apparently in a LIKE query, an underscore matches a single character, so we must escape it 1.3.1
  5. 2012-01-29 Version 1.3 Fixes a deprecated notice in WordPress 3.3 when using get_userdatabylogin Removes the $auto_reactivate variable Look for REACTIVATE_WP_RESET constant to be defined in wp-config.php for auto reactivation after reset Look 1.3
  6. 2010-04-04 Version 1.2 Updates to fix deprecated notices for WP 3.0 Updates for 3.0 to disable password nag Modify new blog email to not include the generated password 1.2

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-01-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 232 days in tier
  2. 2025-06-12 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
  3. 2025-06-10 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
  4. 2025-06-09 7K+ → 6K+ down after 204 days in tier
  5. 2024-11-17 8K+ → 7K+ down after 170 days in tier
  6. 2024-05-31 9K+ → 8K+ down after 193 days in tier
  7. 2023-11-20 10K+ → 9K+ down

Competes with

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