WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version
Automatically downgrad or update to any WordPress version you want directly from the backend.
4.8(169 reviews)
·100K+ active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, WP Downgrade is a WordPress core plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 169 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.6M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Advanced Automatic Updates.
4.8/5169 reviews
100K+active installs
1.6M+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
WordPress Core Downgrade/Update
EN: The plugin “WP Downgrade” forces the WordPress update routine to perform the installation of a specified WordPress release. The Core Release you specify is then downloaded from wordpress.org and installed as would any regular update. You can permanently stay on a previous version of your choice or update selected.
The user Gahapati describes it so much better than I can. (Thank you!)
WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version has the potential for becoming one of the best-loved plugins among those, who simply cannot update to the latest WP release.
In the past the latest WP release was the only offering for WP’s Automatic Update routine. This left all those behind, who have to wait with Core updates, until their plugins become compatible wi…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Excellent
by Josh Journey·1 month ago
Was able to downgrade from WP 6.9.1 to 6.9.0 for testing an issue. Of course the latest is good, but sometimes we have to know where an issue stems from. Great for rolling back and diagnostics.
Thank you!
Successfully downgraded from 3.9 to 3.8.3
by mio444·3 months ago
After upgrading to version 3.9, my site layout was broken due to a bug. Thanks to this plugin, I was able to downgrade WordPress easily, and the site display returned to normal. This plugin was extremely helpful.
Perfect
by krasenh·6 months ago
Does the job it promises! 🙂
Great plugin
by Sjaak·1 year ago
Geat plugin.
This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress but it works fine with the latest wordpress version 6.7
The flight takes place as usual
by maxim23·1 year ago
<font _mstmutation=”1″></font>Everything is fine 6.6.2 thanks to the developers for their efforts and good luck
Download Trends
Today: 162Yesterday: 267This week: 1KPeriod total: 95K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.2.9 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.2
99.5%
v1.1
0.5%
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Changelog
1.2.6
- Fixed PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Attempt to modify property “updates”
- testet up to WordPress 6.2
- compatibility with PHP 8.1
Contributors
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