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1 === WP Reset - Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool ===
2 Tags: wordpress reset, reset database, reset wordpress database, reset, advanced wordpress reset, restart wordpress, clean wordpress, default wp, default wordpress, reset wp, wp reset, developer, wp-cli, backup, database backup
3 Contributors: WebFactory
4 Requires at least: 4.0
5 Requires PHP: 5.2
6 Tested up to: 5.7
7 Stable tag: 1.86
8 License: GPLv2 or later
9 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
10
11 WP Reset resets the entire site or selected parts using advanced reset options to default values. 100% safe to use with built-in restore function.
12
13 == Description ==
14
15 <a href="https://wpreset.com/">WP Reset</a> quickly resets the site's database to the default installation values without modifying any files. It deletes all customizations and content, or just chosen parts like theme settings. WP Reset is fast and safe to use thanks to the built-in snapshots which provide 1-click restore functionality. It has multiple fail-safe mechanisms so you can never accidentally lose data. WP Reset is extremely helpful for plugin and theme developers. It **speeds up testing & debugging** by providing a quick way to reset settings and re-test code. It's the only WP development tool for non-developers.
16
17 https://youtu.be/qMnkCW2PFoI?rel=0
18
19 For support please use the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-reset">official forum</a>, and if you need more information visit <a href="https://wpreset.com/">wpreset.com</a> and be sure to check out the <a href="https://wpreset.com/">roadmap</a> for the list of upcoming features.
20
21 Access WP Reset admin page via the "Tools" menu.
22
23 **Please read carefully before proceeding to understand what WP Reset does, and remember to always create a snapshot**
24
25 #### Resetting will delete:
26
27 * all posts, pages, custom post types, comments, media entries, users
28 * all default WP database tables
29 * all custom database tables that have the same prefix table prefix as the one defined in _wp-config.php_ and used by default tables
30
31 #### Resetting will not delete or modify:
32
33 * media files - they remain in the _wp-uploads_ folder untouched but will no longer be listed under Media in admin
34 * no files are touched; plugins, themes, uploads - everything stays
35 * site title, WordPress address, site address, site language and search engine visibility settings
36 * currently logged in user will be restored with the current username and password
37
38 #### What happens when I click the Reset button?
39
40 * remember to always create a snapshot first or a full backup
41 * you will have to confirm the action one more time because there is NO UNDO
42 * everything will be reset; see bullets above for details
43 * site title, WordPress address, site address, site language, search engine visibility settings as well as the current user will be restored
44 * you will be logged out, automatically logged in and taken to the admin dashboard
45 * WP Reset plugin will be reactivated if that option is chosen in the post-reset options
46
47 #### Undoing a reset
48
49 Before doing a reset, create a snapshot. The button is located right next to the reset button and it takes less than 10 seconds to create a snapshot. After reset is done, if you need to undo it simply restore the snapshot and that's it.
50
51 #### WP-CLI support
52
53 WP Reset comes with full WP-CLI support. Help on our WP-CLI commands is available via _wp help reset_. By default the commands have to be confirmed but you can use the `--yes` option to skip confirmation. Instead of the active user, the first user with admin privileges found in the database will be restored after reset. Please be careful when using WP Reset with WP-CLI - as with using the GUI always make a snapshot or backup first.
54
55 Currently supported WP-CLI commands:
56
57 * `wp reset reset`
58 * `wp reset version`
59 * `wp reset delete`
60 * `wp reset snapshots`
61
62
63 #### Database Snapshots
64
65 Database snapshot is a copy of all WP database tables, standard and custom ones, saved in the currently used database (as set by _wp-config.php_). Files are not saved or included in snapshots in any way.
66 Snapshots are primarily a development tool. Although they can be used for backups (and downloaded as gzipped SQL dumps), we suggest finding a more suitable tool for doing backups of live sites. Use snapshots to find out what changes a plugin made to your database - what custom tables were created, modified, deleted or what changes were made to site's settings. Or use it to quickly restore the development environment after testing database related changes.
67 Restoring a snapshot does not affect other snapshots, or WP Reset settings. Snapshots can be compared to current database tables, restored (by overwriting current tables), exported ad gzipped SQL dumps, or deleted. Creating a snapshot on an average WordPress installation takes 1-2 seconds.
68
69 https://youtu.be/xBfMmS12vMY?rel=0
70
71 #### Multisite (WP-MU) Support
72
73 WP Reset has yet to be completely tested with multisite! Please be careful when using it with multisite enabled. We don't recommend to resetting the main site. Sub-sites should be OK. We're working on making WP Reset fully compatible with WP-MU. Till then please be careful. Thank you for understanding.
74
75 #### Partial Reset Tools
76
77 * Delete transients - deletes all transient related database entries. Including expired and non-expired transients, and orphaned timeout entries.
78 * Delete uploads - delete all files and folder in the /uploads/ folder.
79 * Delete plugins - deletes all plugins except WP Reset which remains active.
80 * Reset theme options - resets all options for all themes that use the WP theme mods API.
81 * Delete themes - deletes all themes.
82 * Empty or delete custom tables - empties (truncates) or deletes (drops) all custom database tables.
83 * Delete .htaccess file - deletes the .htaccess file. If you need to edit .htaccess without FTP use our free <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-htaccess-editor/">WP Htaccess Editor</a> plugin.
84
85
86 #### Friends who helped us translate WP Reset
87
88 * French - <a href="https://www.infrenchtranslation.com/">Jeff Inho</a>
89
90
91 == Installation ==
92
93 Follow the usual routine;
94
95 1. Open WordPress admin, go to Plugins, click Add New
96 2. Enter "wp reset" in search and hit Enter
97 3. Plugin will show up as the first on the list (look for our black&red round logo), click "Install Now"
98 4. Activate & open plugin's settings page located under the Tools menu
99
100 Or if needed, upload manually;
101
102 1. Download the latest stable version from from <a href="https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-reset.latest-stable.zip">downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-reset.latest-stable.zip</a>
103 2. Unzip it and upload to _/wp-content/plugins/_
104 3. Open WordPress admin - Plugins and click "Activate" next to "WP Reset"
105 4. Open plugin's admin page located under the Tools menu
106
107
108 == Screenshots ==
109
110 1. WP Reset - main reset page
111 2. All reset actions have to be confirmed
112 3. Additional tools for resetting and deleting various WordPress objects
113 4. Database Snapshots enable 1-click restoring and testing
114 5. Use our 1-click backup feature before running any reset tools
115
116 == Changelog ==
117
118 = v1.86 =
119 * 2021/02/20
120 * fixed a small but nasty translation bug that prevented some users from resetting
121
122 = v1.85 =
123 * 2021/01/30
124 * code clean-up
125
126 = v1.84 =
127 * 2021/01/21
128 * added quick links button
129 * fixed some tooltips
130 * removed support for WP Webhooks
131
132 = v1.82 =
133 * 2020/10/27
134 * removed auto activation for PRO version
135
136 = v1.81 =
137 * 2020/10/07
138 * started adding better tooltips to all objects
139 * added promo campaign for WP 301 Redirects
140
141 = v1.80 =
142 * 2020/04/17
143 * new tool: Purge Cache
144 * new tool: Delete Local Data
145 * fixed "Delete all plugins" tool
146 * other minor bug fixes
147 * started selling WP Reset PRO
148 * 200,000 installs hit on 2020-03-07 with 1,560,000 downloads
149
150
151 = v1.77 =
152 * 2019/12/25
153 * minor bug fixes
154
155 = v1.75 =
156 * 2019/11/12
157 * bug fixes
158 * more GUI improvements
159 * updates for WP v5.3
160 * removed the 1-click backup tool in favor of snapshots - less confusing & same end result
161 * two huge bug fixes thanks to @markwill
162 * 1,241,470 downloads
163
164 = v1.70 =
165 * 2019/09/27
166 * bug fixes
167 * completely new GUI
168 * added .htaccess file to protect snapshots and backups folder
169 * added 1-click backup feature
170
171 = v1.65 =
172 * 2019/07/15
173 * bug fixes
174
175 = v1.60 =
176 * 2019/04/15
177 * bug fixes
178 * new tool: Reset theme options
179 * added Product Hunt banner
180 * added actions (hooks) to all tools and snapshot actions; all action names start with "wp-reset-"
181 * removed features survey
182 * announced plugin & theme collections
183
184 = v1.55 =
185 * 2019/03/25
186 * 100k users hit on 2019/01/15 with 560,300 downloads; 34 days for +10k & 71k downloads
187 * bug fixes
188 * support for WP Webhooks
189 * added features survey
190
191 = v1.50 =
192 * 2019/01/08
193 * new tool: delete .htaccess file
194 * new WP-CLI command: wp reset delete htaccess
195 * 90k users hit on 2018/12/12 with 489,100 downloads; 27 days for +10k & 58k downloads
196
197 = v1.45 =
198 * 2018/11/27
199 * new tool: truncate or drop custom DB tables
200 * truncate / drop tables tool added to WP-CLI
201 * all snapshot tools added to WP-CLI
202 * 80k users hit on 2018/11/15 with 430,800 downloads; 30 days for +10k & 57k downloads
203
204 = v1.40 =
205 * 2018/10/24
206 * new tool: DB Snapshots
207 * rewrote code documentation for most functions
208 * some parts of Snapshots need refactoring
209 * 70k users hit on 2018/10/16 with 373,300 downloads; 30 days for +10k & 50k downloads
210
211 = v1.35 =
212 * 2018/09/18
213 * sponsorship by IP Geolocation
214 * 60k users hit on 2018/09/16 with 323,300 downloads; 35 days for +10k
215 * added all tools to WP-CLI
216 * new tool: delete all files in uploads folder
217
218 = v1.30 =
219 * 2018/08/27
220 * more code clean-up
221 * added new reset params to WP-CLI
222 * big GUI changes
223 * started adding various tools; delete transients, delete all plugins, delete all themes
224 * we hit 50,000 installations on 2018/08/11 with 274,000 downloads
225
226 = v1.25 =
227 * 2018/07/30
228 * code clean-up
229 * post-reset options - reactivate plugin, themes & WP Reset
230 * added WP-MU warning till we make WP Reset fully compatible with it
231 * Tidy Repo notice
232 * added option to collapse boxes
233 * modified rating notice
234
235 = v1.20 =
236 * 2018/07/09
237 * we hit 40k installations on 2018/06/26
238 * WP-CLI support via "wp reset" command
239 * new logo
240 * ask for rating notice
241 * GUI improvements
242 * code clean up
243 * preparations for further development and new features
244
245 = v1.10 =
246 * 2018/05/09
247 * WebFactory took over development
248 * numerous bug fixes and improvements
249 * 30,000 installations; 199,000 downloads
250
251 = v1.0 =
252 * 2016/05/16
253 * Initial release
254
255 == Frequently Asked Questions ==
256
257 = Does WP Reset make backups? =
258
259 Automatically no, it does not. But we have "download backup" links besides every tool in the plugin so make sure you download a backup before running them. Backups only contain the database, no files!
260
261 = How can I log in after resetting? =
262
263 Use the same username and password you used while doing the reset. Only one user will be restored after resetting. The one you used at that time.
264
265 = Will any files be deleted or modified when I reset the site? =
266
267 No. All files are left untouched if you do a full reset. However, there are tool like "delete themes" that do delete files.
268
269 = Will I have to reconfigure wp-config.php? =
270
271 Absolutely not. No reconfiguration is needed. No files are modified.
272
273 = Do you support WP-CLI? =
274
275 We sure do! Just type "wp reset" in your shell to see the list of available commands and options.
276
277 = How long does it take for the reset operation to complete? =
278
279 On most installations a second or two. If you have a huge amounts of data in tables then up to ten seconds.
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