February 25, 2022

WordPress Reset Plugin

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

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

This plugin is very helpful for plugin and theme developers.

If the admin user exists and has level_10 permissions it will be recreated with its current password and email address. If the admin user does not exist or is a dummy account without admin permissions the username that is logged in will be recreated with its email address and current password. The blog name is also kept.

The plugin will add an entry to the Admin Bar under the site title and has the ability to reactivate itself and other plugins after the reset.

Upgrade

Use the plugin updater in WordPress or…
Delete the previous wordpress-reset folder from the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Upload the new wordpress-reset folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory

Usage

Visit the WordPress Reset Tools page by either clicking the link in the Admin Bar or Tools>WordPress Reset
Type ‘reset’ in the text field and click reset.

Installation

Upload the wordpress-reset folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory or install directly through the plugin installer.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress or by using the link provided by the plugin installer

FAQ

How can I get this plugin to automatically reactive after the reset?

Add define( 'REACTIVATE_WP_RESET', true ); to wp-config.php above /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

Can this plugin reactivate other plugins automatically after performing the reset?

Add an array called $reactivate_wp_reset_additional to the global scope by placing it in wp-config.php above /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ that contains the plugin basenames of the plugins to activate, such as:

$reactivate_wp_reset_additional = array( 'hello.php', 'akismet/akismet.php' );

Changelog

1.4

January 19, 2016

Fix compatibility with PHP 7.0
Internationalization

1.3.3 (2013-12-18):

Fix an issue where a user does not have a user_level

1.3.2 (2012-02-13):

Support PHP versions below 5.3.0, by not using lambda function creation in add_action for admin_notices

1.3.1 (2012-01-29):

Apparently in a LIKE query, an underscore matches a single character, so we must escape it

1.3 (2012-01-29):

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 for global $reactivate_wp_reset_additional for additional plugins to auto reactivate after reset
Add a Reset link to the admin bar under the site title

1.2 (2010-04-04):

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

1.1 (2009-10-01):

WordPress 2.8 Updates, do not show auto generated password nag after reset

1.0 (2009-03-17):

Initial Public Release