Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 48% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.9.3 Update: Compatible with the latest WordPress version 1.9.3
2. — Version 1.9.1 New: “Replace media” action in the Media Library (upload.php) — in both list view (row action) and grid view (the attachment details popup) — replace any file without opening the dedicated Media Replacer page. New: Two r 1.9.1
3. — Version 1.9.0 New: AI suggestions now support 10 providers — OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Groq, Mistral, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, xAI Grok, Hugging Face, and Ollama (local). New: Sign in with OpenRouter via OAuth — access 100 1.9.0
4. — Version 1.8.2 Fix: removed some unnecessary files 1.8.2
5. — Version 1.8.1 Fix: Resolved admin submenu ordering issue 1.8.1
6. — Version 1.8.0 Fix: Patched Media Replacer stored XSS 1.8.0

8 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.4 Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions <= 1.7.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Uploaded Image Title ↗
   2026-04-15 CVE-2026-3369 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.7.9 Patched in 1.8.0
2. High · 8.8 Better Find and Replace <= 1.7.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Code Injection ↗
   2025-11-07 CVE-2025-9334 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 1.7.7 Patched in 1.7.8
3. Medium · 4.3 Better Find and Replace <= 1.7.7 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-11-05 CVE-2025-12360 Improper Authorization Affects <= 1.7.7 Patched in 1.7.8
4. Medium · 4.4 Better Find and Replace <= 1.7.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-22 CVE-2025-53466 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.7.6 Patched in 1.7.7
5. High · 8.8 Better Find and Replace <= 1.6.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation ↗
   2025-01-27 CVE-2025-24734 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.6.7 Patched in 1.6.8
6. High · 8.3 Better Find and Replace <= 1.6.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection ↗
   2024-07-29 CVE-2024-39636 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 1.6.1 Patched in 1.6.2
7. High · 7.2 Better Find and Replace <= 1.3.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection ↗
   2022-05-30 CVE-2022-1472 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 1.3.6 Patched in 1.3.6
8. Medium · 6.1 Better Find and Replace <= 1.2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-09-06 CVE-2021-24676 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.8 Patched in 1.2.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 4 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-28 50K+ → 40K+ down after 660 days in tier
2. 2024-07-07 40K+ → 50K+ up after 249 days in tier
3. 2023-11-01 30K+ → 40K+ up after 356 days in tier
4. 2022-11-10 20K+ → 30K+ 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).

• Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B
• CM Search And Replace – Optimize content edits with a powerful search and replace tool 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B
• Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Real-Time Find and Replace 70K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
• Sigma Search & Replace 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Better Search Replace 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B

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