Best downgrade plugins for WordPress
The most popular downgrade plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Rollback leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of WP Downgrade (100K+) and Core Rollback (20K+). All 9 plugins tagged “Downgrade” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 downgrade plugins
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WP RollbackThe most installed downgrade plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 215 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 2.
WP Downgrade100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 169 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Core Rollback20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 16 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.
Version Locker100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
RIS Version Switcher100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 6.
Downgrade100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 7.
Core Version Switcher10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
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Raju Core Version SwitcherFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Version HopperFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “Downgrade”
WP Rollback
Down in the last 7 days:1#203by Devin Walker4 days ago
Roll back (or forward) any WordPress.org plugin, theme, or block like a boss.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.9(215)
- Downloads
- 2.8K/day
WP Downgrade
Down in the last 7 days:1#401by Reisetiger1 month ago
Automatically downgrad or update to any WordPress version you want directly from the backend.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(169)
- Downloads
- 1.2K/day
Core Rollback
Down in the last 7 days:5#1,286by Andy Fragen3 months ago
Seamless rollback of WordPress Core to latest release or any outdated, secure release using the Core Update API and core update methods.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(16)
- Downloads
- 138/day
Version Locker
Up in the last 7 days:268#14,016by Vishal Paswan2 months ago
Disable automatic updates for plugins and themes, downgrade WordPress core to a specific version, roll back any update, or delay new releases.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 8/day
RIS Version Switcher
Up in the last 7 days:396#14,178by Md Taufiqur Rahman4 months ago
Effortlessly switch between WordPress core, plugin, and theme versions for compatibility testing, troubleshooting, and rollback.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Downgrade
#15,175by GraphicEdit8 years ago
Downgrade WordPress
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Core Version Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:2,200#32,674by Kanani Parth8 days ago
Easily switch between WordPress core versions safely from the dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Raju Core Version Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:5,560#61,801by Raju Ahmed2 months ago
Rollback or switch WordPress core versions. Fix a bad update, lock a stable release, and install a target version from Tools.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Version Hopper
Down in the last 7 days:12,525#72,405by Sajjad Hossain Sagor5 months ago
Easily switch between versions of your WordPress plugins and themes directly from the admin dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day