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WP Reset

by WebFactory · 300,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP Reset is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Reset
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
WebFactory9 May 2018 to 16 Aug 2026, 155 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1.4 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Reset
Q1 20242
Q2 20243
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Aug 2026. Tested with the current WordPress version.

Support

Resolved support threads by month for WP Reset
Nov 2026100%

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
6 Oct 2025WP Reset <= 2.05 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via wf-licensing.log5.3<= 2.052.060
7 Jun 2024WP Reset <= 2.02 - Missing Authorization to License Key Modification4.3<= 2.012.030
26 Mar 2024WP Reset <= 2.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure due to Insufficient Randomness5.9<= 2.02.0122
10 Nov 2021WP Reset PRO 5.00-5.98 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.85.00 to 5.985.99n/a
10 Nov 2021WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool (PRO) 5.00- 5.98 - Missing Authorization to Database Reset8.85.00 to 5.985.99n/a
26 May 2021WP Reset <= 1.86 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via extra_data Parameter5.5<= 1.861.908

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for WP Reset
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.5
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating rose from 5.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star959
4 star9
3 star5
2 star5
1 star36
Latest low reviews

Momentum

300,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Reset
4 May 20269,329
11 May 202617,842
18 May 202628,664
25 May 202616,012
1 Jun 202614,993
8 Jun 202614,469
15 Jun 202613,652
22 Jun 202612,722
29 Jun 202612,921
6 Jul 202613,250
13 Jul 202657,065
20 Jul 202648,526
27 Jul 202619,538
3 Aug 202628,677
10 Aug 202614,634
17 Aug 202614,381
24 Aug 202614,744
31 Aug 202614,796
7 Sep 202612,514
14 Sep 202612,138
21 Sep 202612,165
28 Sep 202611,167
5 Oct 202611,050
12 Oct 20269,957
19 Oct 202611,581
26 Oct 202610,640
2 Nov 20261,556

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 50% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.08
AuthorWebFactory
Added17 May 2016
Last updated16 Aug 2026
Active installs300,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.2
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsreset, reset database, reset wordpress, wordpress-reset, advanced wordpress reset

Other plugins by this author: Maintenance, Under Construction, 301 Redirects - Redirect Manager, Advanced Google reCAPTCHA, Minimal Coming Soon - Coming Soon Page, Custom Sidebars - Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager, Login Lockdown & Protection, Captcha Code, Simple Author Box, Sticky Menu & Sticky Header, WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect, Email Log

Questions

Is WP Reset still maintained?

WP Reset was last updated on 16 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP Reset safe?

WP Reset has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WP Reset?

The wordpress.org author is WebFactory. Recent committers: WebFactory, bhupi18, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP Reset?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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