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WP Database Reset

by Joost de Valk · 5,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Database Reset
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 12 months (last release 17 Oct 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.17 Oct 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
aristath19 Jan 2016 to 17 Oct 2025, 15 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
13 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Database Reset
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 17 Oct 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 68 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star57
4 star3
3 star0
2 star1
1 star7

Momentum

5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Database Reset
4 May 2026160
11 May 2026288
18 May 2026312
25 May 2026273
1 Jun 2026238
8 Jun 2026278
15 Jun 2026272
22 Jun 2026229
29 Jun 2026242
6 Jul 2026253
13 Jul 2026271
20 Jul 2026267
27 Jul 2026275
3 Aug 2026298
10 Aug 2026249
17 Aug 2026280
24 Aug 2026262
31 Aug 2026204
7 Sep 2026268
14 Sep 2026276
21 Sep 2026261
28 Sep 2026233
5 Oct 2026262
12 Oct 2026222
19 Oct 2026403
26 Oct 2026349
2 Nov 202641

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Index WP MySQL For SpeedScore 98 · 50,000+WP-DBManagerScore 93 · 50,000+Bulk DeleteScore 91 · 30,000+QODE OptimizerScore 91 · 30,000+WPS CleanerScore 91 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.5.0
AuthorJoost de Valk
Added17 Mar 2009
Last updated17 Oct 2025
Active installs5,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsadmin, reset, wordpress-reset

Other plugins by this author: Clicky by Yoast, WP Mail Changer, Local Gravatars, Carbon Offset, Block Styles, Anything Block, Playground Embedder

Questions

Is WP Database Reset still maintained?

WP Database Reset was last updated on 17 Oct 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is WP Database Reset safe?

WP Database Reset has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns WP Database Reset?

The wordpress.org author is Joost de Valk. Recent committers: aristath, sivel, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP Database Reset?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Index WP MySQL For Speed, WP-DBManager, Bulk Delete, QODE Optimizer, WPS Cleaner.

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