Resets WordPress Roles and Capabilities to their defaults and deactivates the plugin after the process is completed.
As of April 2026, Reset Roles and Capabilities is a WordPress reset plugin with 0 active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 28 reviews. It has been downloaded 18K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Reset.
This plugin does only one thing: Reset Roles and Capabilities to WordPress defaults. Just install and activate it.
Once the process is finished, the plugin will deactivate itself.
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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