Reset your site

WordPress.com sites include a reset option to delete all content and start fresh with default settings. In this guide, you will learn how to reset your website.

Resetting your site will delete all existing content so you can start over while retaining your subscription. Carefully review what will be removed when you reset your site before proceeding.

The following items will not be changed or removed:

• Site title
• Domain(s) and DNS
• Purchases such as your WordPress.com plan and email.

If your site has plugins installed, daily backups are automatically saved, and you can restore your site after resetting. For sites without plugins, the reset is irreversible. You can export a copy of your site’s content for safekeeping.

Staging sites cannot be reset. Instead, delete the staging site and generate a fresh one.

To completely reset your WordPress.com site, follow these steps:

1. Visit your Sites list: https://wordpress.com/sites
2. Click the ellipsis (⋮) next to the site and select Settings from the drop-down:

3. Scroll to the bottom (the Danger Zone section) and click the Reset button in the Reset site section.

4. Review the content that will be deleted and type your site’s domain name in the confirmation field.

5. Click Reset site to complete the process.

A black banner in the upper-right corner will notify you when the reset has finished. You’ll also receive an email to the address associated with your WordPress.com account confirming that the site has been reset.

There are plugins that can reset a WordPress website. However, reset plugins are incompatible with WordPress.com because they delete essential files and SQL data, resulting in a broken website. Instead, you can follow the process above.