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title: "How to Rollback a Theme or Plugin in WordPress?"
url: https://nexterwp.com/docs/rollback-theme-plugin-in-wordpress/
date: 2025-05-26
modified: 2026-04-14
author: "Aditya Sharma"
description: "Do you need to revert a theme or plugin to an earlier version? Sometimes, after an update, a plugin or theme might cause compatibility issues, break site functionality, or conflict..."
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# How to Rollback a Theme or Plugin in WordPress?

## Key Takeaways

- Nexter Extension (Free) adds a Rollback Manager that lets WordPress users revert a theme or plugin to a previous version.
- Plugins page shows a Rollback link for each free plugin, which opens the Nexter Extension Rollback Manager page and lets the user choose a previous version from the Plugin Rollback dropdown.
- Appearance > Themes includes a Rollback button in Theme Details, and the Nexter Extension Rollback Manager uses the Theme Rollback dropdown to restore an earlier theme version.

Do you need to revert a theme or plugin to an earlier version? Sometimes, after an update, a plugin or theme might cause compatibility issues, break site functionality, or conflict with other tools. Rolling back to a previous version can help restore stability until the issue is fixed.

With the Nexter Extension (Free) plugin, you can easily roll back a theme or plugin to a previous version in your WordPress site.

[LIVE EXTENSION LINK](https://nexterwp.com/nexter-extensions/rollback-manager-for-wordpress/)

 

## Learn via Video Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2tZnM6HaU&t=203s

## How to Rollback a Theme or Plugin with the Nexter Extension?

To rollback a theme or plugin with the Nexter Extension plugin, from the WordPress Dashboard, go to **Nexter** >** Extensions** > **Utilities**.

Then go to the **Rollback Manager **section, and enable the toggle.

![](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/enable-rollback-manager-new.png)

### Rollback a Plugin

Now, to rollback a plugin, go to the **Plugins** page.

In each free plugin, you’ll see a **Rollback** link. 

Once you click on it will take you to the Nexter Extension Rollback Manager page. 

Then select a previous version from the **Plugin Rollback** dropdown and click on the **Rollback** button. 

It will roll back to that previous version of the plugin.

### Rollback a Theme

To rollback a theme, go to **Appearance **>** Themes**.

Then hover over the theme you want to rollback and click on the **Theme Details** button.

In that popup, click on the Rollback button, and it will take you to the Nexter Extension Rollback Manager page.

Then select a previous version from the **Theme Rollback** dropdown and click on the **Rollback** button. 

It will roll back to that previous version of the theme.