78
Database Reset
Instant gratification for developers who love a fresh start.
HealthyDeclining
78/100
This fast tool helps developers wipe databases quickly but requires caution to avoid breaking sites.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.5★
77 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-29%
Declining fast
98 → 70 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 29% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -29% in the last year
98/day a year ago→70/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayDatabase Reset is praised for its fast, efficient site-wide resets and ability to preserve users, though users are warned it can render a site unusable if misused.
What people like
- +Can reset the entire database while preserving user accounts
- +Fast and efficient reset that saves time and is handy for developers×4
- +Helps troubleshoot and test sites quickly, even for beginners
Common complaints
- −If used to reset users, usermeta, or options it can leave the installation unusable
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.51★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-05-152025-06-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 77 total
Latest reviews · 77 analyzed
- 2025-06-20★★★★★Simple and Easy!cdgweb
- 2024-04-23★★★★★Useful tool for developersRealMag777
- 2021-10-06★★★★★Exellent plugin !lookerdz
- 2021-01-14★★★★★Time Saverdavemeyers1-shot
- 2021-01-13★★★★★Time saversinisa_
- 2021-01-04★★★★★absolutely great.Gal
- 2020-12-14★★★★★It works like a charmsgs19651-shot
- 2020-12-11★★★★★great for developers and demosPayneStudios
- 2020-11-29★★★★★Works like a champ!Gabriel Novo
- 2020-07-24★★★★★best free plugin for resetankitsharmabhopal
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
70
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
75
Prior 7-day baseline
63
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
126
Mean release-day peak (30d)
72
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-6.7%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.46
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
87%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.55 → 4.51★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered