{"id":3891,"date":"2023-01-29T10:47:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T10:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devclouds.io\/blog\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2023-01-29T17:32:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T17:32:20","slug":"how-to-reset-your-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devclouds.io\/blog\/how-to-reset-your-wordpress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset your WordPress Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hi Guys! Today we are going to see how to reset your WordPress site. Now let\u2019s say you have built your site with WordPress. And for some reason you want to go back to the default WordPress site. You can do that by reading this article. So after reading this article, you will be able to reset your website back to how it was before. And then start from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s reset our WordPress site First, let\u2019s see how our site looks right now. Here it is, Now, this is the site which we are going to reset. To reset this site, we are going to do 2 steps The First step is to install the reset plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So to install the plugin, Let\u2019s go to our WordPress dashboard Now go to plugins and click \u2018Add New\u2019 Now here, search for a plugin called \u2018wp reset\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And you will get this plugin, Now this is the plugin which will help us to reset our site. So to install the plugin, Let\u2019s click \u2018Install\u2019 And then click \u2018Activate\u2019. So now, we have successfully installed the plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And now if we go to tools, you can see that a new item called \u2018wp reset\u2019 has been add here Once you\u2019ve installed the plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, let\u2019s go to the step 2, which is to Reset our WordPress site, Using this plugin. Now once you reset your site, you will lose all the data on your site. So it is important to take a backup of your site before you proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now to reset our site, using this plugin, Let\u2019s go to \u2018Tools\u2019 and click \u2018WP Reset\u2019 And it will take you to this page. Now before you reset your site, if you want to quickly revert back to your current site, then you can also take a snapshot of this site, with this plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So to take a Snapshot of your current site, Just go to \u2018snapshots\u2019 tab And click \u2018Create Snapshot\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, enter a name for the snapshot And then click \u2018Create Snapshot\u2019. As you can see, our snapshot has been created. Now remember that this snapshot, is not a replacement for a backup. It is important to have a separate backup, to keep your data safe, before you reset the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, Once you have created the snapshot We can now reset our site. So to reset our site Let\u2019s go back to \u2018Reset\u2019 Tab and then, scroll down to site reset. Now here, Type \u2018Reset\u2019 and click \u2018Reset Site\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And now if we click \u2018Reset WordPress\u2019 You can see that our WordPress site is now, resetting itself. And it\u2019s done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So now, if we go back to our website And click \u2018Refresh\u2019 You can see that, Our WordPress site is back to its default state So this is how you can reset your WordPress site And now you can start building your site from scratch. So now you know how to reset your WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, how do we restore the snapshot, which we took before? So to restore the snapshot, Let\u2019s go back to our WordPress dashboard And then go to \u2018Tools\u2019 and click \u2018WP Reset\u2019 Now go to \u2018Snapshots\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here you can see the snapshot which we created before. Now to restore the snapshot Click \u2018Actions\u2019 And click \u2018Restore Snapshot\u2019. And now if we click \u2018Restore Snapshot\u2019 You can see that our snapshot has been restored!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So now, if you go back to your site You can see that this is how our site was before. Now if we click refresh you can see that our website has been restored from the snapshot. So this is how you can restore a snapshot of your site. That\u2019s it guys So this is how you can reset your WordPress site. If you want to learn more about WordPress<\/a>, visit our blog page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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