CM Search And Replace – Optimize content edits with a powerful search and replace tool
by CreativeMindsSolutions · Search
Also makes 18 other plugins · 19.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Search and replace words, phrases, and HTML within your website posts and pages.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “database” and “find” for “find and replace” and “search replace database”. “database” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “find and replace” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “find” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “search replace database” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 161.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 647 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 20 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| search and replace your tag | #4 | #11 | down 1 |
| profanity | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| profanity filter | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| replace your tag | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| search replace your tag | #8 | #13 | down 1 |
| phrases | #9 | #18 | 0 |
| find and replace | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| search replace database | #7 | #17 | down 1 |
| replace tag html | #5 | #16 | down 1 |
| optimize content | #17 | #23 | up 2 |
| edits | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| replace content | #7 | #14 | down 1 |
| word search | #16 | #18 | 0 |
| internal search | #17 | #18 | down 1 |
| search phrases | #10 | #19 | up 1 |
| replace wordpress content | #13 | #21 | up 1 |
| search tool | #22 | #23 | up 1 |
| database your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| find your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
85 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 68 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “database” and “find” for “find and replace” and “search replace database”. “database” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “find and replace” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “find” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “search replace database” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
20d ago
latest release · v1.5.7 · 13 Oct 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 65% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jan 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dglite3.4y ago
Excellent, PERFECT and incredible plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zorbon3.8y ago
Will not replace the searched phrase.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ edinildo5.2y ago
Muito bom, fácil de usar, única observação é que para traduzir para português o “No” para “Não” bagunça todo o site. Se os desenvolvedores conseguirem isolar a tradução por página, ao invés de todo o site, seria excelente!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Copiaurbietorbi6.1y ago
Good day, We want to style some images in the front page independently. They have the following format: And we like to change it for the following: Is this possible with your plugin? Thank you for your help.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ killjack6.9y ago
It worked perfectly, thanks for this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomflighter7.8y ago
Works just as stated, and is simple to install.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 46990899tanyagray7.9y ago
It does not replace anything. Useless plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ negue.c9.1y ago
~200 pages of articles, with most of them needing links replaced. CM On Demand Search and Replace helped me turn this job (that I feared will take me days) into a simple, easy and fast one. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.5.5 Release Date: 15 Jan 2026 * Added missing capability check on a ajax functions 1.5.5
- — Version 1.5.4 Release Date: 08 Aug 2025 * Bugfix related to HTML links rendering 1.5.4
- — Version 1.5.3 Release Date: 04 Aug 2025 * Fixed vulnerability issues 1.5.3
- — Version 1.5.2 Release Date: 09 Jun 2025 * Added restrictions for deactivating a plugin and send reason should be admin user 1.5.2
- — Version 1.5.1 Release Date: 23 May 2025 * Fixed PHP Warnings 1.5.1
- — Version 1.5.0 Release Date: 20 May 2025 * Added support to exclude images url 1.5.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 7 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.5.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 CM On Demand Search And Replace <= 1.5.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-08-14 CVE-2025-54727 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Multiple Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via cminds_free_guide Shortcode ↗2024-11-25 CVE-2024-11202 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.2 Patched in 1.4.3
- Patched Medium · 4.4 CM On Demand Search And Replace <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-04-28 CVE-2023-31228 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.0 Patched in 1.3.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Search and replace words, phrases, and HTML within your website posts and pages."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Yoast, ACF, bbPress and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,889 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 355 days in tier
- 2025-03-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 444 days in tier
- 2024-01-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1513 days in tier
- 2019-11-12 4K+ → 5K+ up after 482 days in tier
- 2018-07-18 3K+ → 4K+ up after 167 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 754 days in tier
- 2016-01-09 1K+ → 2K+ up after 143 days in tier
- 2015-08-19 60+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Sigma Search & Replace 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Better Search Replace 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Go Live Update Urls 90K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Real-Time Find and Replace 70K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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