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<p>Emnes Backup Migrate Reset is a modern, developer-friendly WordPress plugin that provides complete site backup, migration, restoration, and database reset capabilities — all from a clean admin interface or via REST API and WP-CLI.</p>
<p>Built with PHP 8.1 strict types, a service container architecture, and WordPress coding standards, it’s designed for reliability, security, and extensibility.</p>
<h4>Backup</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Full Site Backup</strong> — Back up your database, plugins, themes, uploads, and WordPress core files with one click.</li>
<li><strong>Component Selection</strong> — Choose exactly which parts of your site to include in each backup.</li>
<li><strong>Chunked Processing</strong> — Large directories are automatically split into manageable ZIP parts.</li>
<li><strong>Backup Verification</strong> — Verify any backup’s integrity with checksum validation.</li>
<li><strong>Retention Policies</strong> — Automatically clean up old backups by count or age.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Restore</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Selective Restore</strong> — Choose which components to restore from any backup.</li>
<li><strong>Search & Replace</strong> — Automatic URL replacement during migration between domains.</li>
<li><strong>Safe Database Restore</strong> — Foreign key checks handled automatically during restore.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Database Reset</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Full Reset</strong> — Reset your WordPress database to a fresh installation state.</li>
<li><strong>Reactivation Options</strong> — Optionally reactivate your current theme and plugins after reset.</li>
<li><strong>Safety Confirmation</strong> — Multiple confirmation steps prevent accidental data loss.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Migration</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Import/Export</strong> — Export backups as downloadable ZIPs and import on another site.</li>
<li><strong>Domain Migration</strong> — Automatic URL search-and-replace handles domain changes.</li>
<li><strong>Security</strong> — Imported archives are validated against size limits to prevent abuse.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Developer Tools</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>REST API</strong> — Full REST API (ebmr/v1) with 14 endpoints for programmatic access.</li>
<li><strong>WP-CLI</strong> — Create, list, verify, and delete backups from the command line.</li>
<li><strong>Audit Log</strong> — Every operation is logged with user, timestamp, and details.</li>
<li><strong>Progress Tracking</strong> — Real-time progress updates with adaptive polling.</li>
<li><strong>Hooks & Filters</strong> — Extensible with actions and filters for every operation.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Add-on</h4>
<p>Unlock additional capabilities with the <a href="https://zqe.io/backup-migrate-reset/" rel="nofollow ugc">Emnes Backup Migrate Reset Pro</a> add-on:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Scheduled Backups</strong> — Automated hourly, daily, or weekly backups via WordPress cron.</li>
<li><strong>Cloud Storage</strong> — Store backups on Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, or SFTP servers.</li>
<li><strong>Email Notifications</strong> — Get notified on backup success or failure.</li>
<li><strong>Encrypted Credentials</strong> — All cloud storage secrets are encrypted at rest.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<h4>Freemius SDK</h4>
<p>This plugin uses the <a href="https://freemius.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Freemius</a> SDK for license management, add-on discovery, and optional usage tracking. Freemius may collect non-sensitive diagnostic data (such as PHP version, WordPress version, plugin version, and site URL) to help improve compatibility and support. This data is only transmitted if the user explicitly opts in during the plugin activation process.</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent:</strong> Non-sensitive diagnostic data (PHP version, WordPress version, plugin version, site URL) when the user opts in. No personal content or database data is ever transmitted.</p>
<p><strong>When:</strong> During plugin activation (opt-in prompt) and periodically for license validation and update checks.</p>
<p><strong>Service provider:</strong> Freemius, Inc.<br />
– Terms of Service: https://freemius.com/terms/<br />
– Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/</p>


Emnes Backup Migrate Reset

Modern WordPress backup, migration, and database reset plugin with REST API, WP-CLI, and extensible architecture.

WebFactory

<p><a href="https://wpreset.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">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. WordPress 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 <strong>speeds up testing & debugging</strong> by providing a quick way to reset settings and re-test code. It’s the only WP development tool for non-developers that enables advanced reset.</p>
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<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMnkCW2PFoI?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<p>For support please use the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-reset" rel="ugc">official forum</a>, and if you need more information visit <a href="https://wpreset.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">wpreset.com</a>.</p>
<p>Access WP Reset admin page via the “Tools” menu.</p>
<p><strong>Please read carefully before proceeding to understand what WP Reset does, and remember to always create a backup or snapshot.</strong></p>
<h4>Resetting will delete:</h4>
<ul>
<li>all posts, pages, custom post types, comments, media entries, users</li>
<li>all default WP database tables</li>
<li>all custom database tables that have the same prefix table prefix as the one defined in <em>wp-config.php</em> and used by default tables</li>
</ul>
<h4>Resetting will not delete or modify:</h4>
<ul>
<li>media files – they remain in the <em>wp-uploads</em> folder untouched but will no longer be listed under Media in admin</li>
<li>no files are touched; plugins, themes, uploads – everything stays</li>
<li>site title, WordPress address, site address, site language and search engine visibility settings</li>
<li>currently logged in user will be restored with the current username and password</li>
</ul>
<h4>What happens when I click the Reset button?</h4>
<ul>
<li>remember to always create a snapshot first or a full backup</li>
<li>you will have to confirm the action one more time because there is NO UNDO</li>
<li>everything will be reset; see bullets above for details</li>
<li>site title, WordPress address, site address, site language, search engine visibility settings as well as the current user will be restored</li>
<li>you will be logged out, automatically logged in and taken to the admin dashboard</li>
<li>WP Reset plugin will be reactivated if that option is chosen in the post-reset options</li>
</ul>
<h4>Undoing a reset</h4>
<p>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.</p>
<h4>WP-CLI support</h4>
<p>WP Reset comes with full WP-CLI support. Help on our WP-CLI commands is available via <em>wp help reset</em>. By default the commands have to be confirmed but you can use the <code>--yes</code> 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.</p>
<p>Currently supported WP-CLI commands:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>wp reset reset</code></li>
<li><code>wp reset version</code></li>
<li><code>wp reset delete</code></li>
<li><code>wp reset snapshots</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Database Snapshots</h4>
<p>Database snapshot is a copy of all WP database tables, standard and custom ones, saved in the currently used database (as set by <em>wp-config.php</em>). Files are not saved or included in snapshots in any way.<br />
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.<br />
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.</p>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xBfMmS12vMY?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<h4>Multisite (WP-MU) Support</h4>
<p>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.</p>
<h4>Partial Reset Tools</h4>
<ul>
<li>Delete transients – deletes all transient related database entries. Including expired and non-expired transients, and orphaned timeout entries.</li>
<li>Delete uploads – delete all files and folder in the /uploads/ folder.</li>
<li>Delete plugins – deletes all plugins except WP Reset which remains active.</li>
<li>Reset theme options – resets all options for all themes that use the WP theme mods API.</li>
<li>Delete themes – deletes all themes.</li>
<li>Empty or delete custom tables – empties (truncates) or deletes (drops) all custom database tables.</li>
<li>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/" rel="ugc">WP Htaccess Editor</a> plugin.</li>
</ul>
<h4>GDPR compatibility</h4>
<p>We are not lawyers. Please do not take any of the following as legal advice.<br />
WP Reset does not track, collect or process any user data on the front end. Nothing is logged or pushed to any 3rd parties. We also don’t use any 3rd party services or CDNs. All actions are performed in the admin and started exclusively on users’ request. If you opt to activate your PRO license in the plugin, some data will be shared with WebFactory Ltd; that’s clearly noted below the license activation form. Based on that, we feel it’s GDPR compatible, but again, please, don’t take this as legal advice.</p>
<h4>Friends who helped us translate WP Reset</h4>
<ul>
<li>French – <a href="https://www.infrenchtranslation.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Inho</a></li>
</ul>
<p>If you’re having problems with SSL or HTTPS try our free <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-force-ssl/" rel="ugc">WP Force SSL</a> plugin. It’s a great plugin to enable SSL or install SSL.</p>


WP Reset


This plugin helps me to keep a new backup after every update. It's just an awesome plugin forever.


Very useful plugin


I'm a developer, often use this to reset local site. It works smoothly every time.



Thank you.


Works smoothly every time


This is easy and quick to reset your website


Quick and easy reset


We use this indispensable plugin in our testing environment to reset websites, take snapshots, prepare testing environments etc. 



It has helped us automate and ease the process of testing our own plugins. I'd definitely recommend it.


Useful and easy to use

This plugin is impressive when you gonna clean up everything. Just love it. 

Very useful


Can't imagine developing WordPress themes and plugins without WP Reset. Great job guys, keep going!


Must have plugin for WP Developers

Great Plugin


The exceptionally intrusive advertising for paid Pro versions unfortunately spoils the use of this otherwise recommendable plugin.


Functionality OK, promotion of pro version annoying

Any plugin that immediately launches a full page advert gets removed with prejudice.

If you're looking for a quick DB reset plugin as a dev, WordPress Reset (wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-reset/) worked fine for me on 6.3.2.

instant uninstall


All options are in the paid version. Instant uninstall.


Plugin is ridiculous

Wonderfull


Send an alert in php 8.2



I hope my comment is useful to you, in a development environment the following notice appears:"Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property WF_Licensing::$plugin_page is deprecated in ../wp-content/plugins/wp-reset/wp-reset-licensing.php on line 40"


Send an alert in php 8.2


I'm using this plugin to quickly take snapshot of a WordPress setup. It works every time. 


Quick WordPress Snapshot


Hm, is it ok, if i resetted one site of multisite, and both of them are gone?


Error establishing a database connection


No quicker way to reset your site than with this plugin. Must-have tool in my WordPress toolbox.


Love the plugin for live testing environments


I'm changing my 5star to 1 star. Please remove this annoying notice, it hides the content of admin pages, there is no close button, and even clicking on that "Tools" link, doesn't remove this notice. It is extremely annoying and hijacking my wp-admin. For God's sake, add a working close button there.



""Thank you for installing the WP Reset plugin!Open Tools - WP Reset to access resetting tools and start developing & debugging faster.""


an awesome tool

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.

Emnes Backup Migrate Reset vs WP Reset