Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions
by CodeSolz · Backup
Also makes 7 other plugins · 40K+ installs across the portfolio →
Search and replace text, images, URLs, footer credits, code blocks or jQuery-Ajax content in real time or in Database, easy user-interface
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
40K+
≈47K estimated
Momentum
-47%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “migration” and “update database urls” for “replace” and “serialized”. “migration” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “replace” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “update database urls” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “serialized” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 75 average across 553 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 1.5M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Backup plugin keeps 1.6%, across 282 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Backup 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 13 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 171 reviews, smoothed to 4.49★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| find and replace | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| find | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| jquery replace templates | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| suggestions | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| search replace database your tag | #5 | #5 | up 4 |
| replace | #5 | #4 | down 1 |
| replace text | #6 | #3 | 0 |
| find text | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| search and replace your tag | #9 | #7 | down 3 |
| footer credits | #8 | #7 | — |
| search replace your tag | #10 | #6 | 0 |
| update database urls your tag | #11 | #12 | 0 |
| find a site | #4 | #5 | up 1 |
| serialized | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| replace urls | #5 | #4 | — |
| real time | #14 | #12 | up 1 |
| post suggestions | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| real time rates | #6 | #6 | down 1 |
| real time validation | #6 | #5 | down 1 |
| text replace | #6 | #3 | 0 |
| migration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
222 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 184 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “migration” and “update database urls” for “replace” and “serialized”. “migration” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “replace” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “update database urls” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “serialized” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “update database urls”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 67.2K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
13
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.0.1 · 23 Sep 2026
87
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 72% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.9.3 Update: Compatible with the latest WordPress version 1.9.3
- — 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
- — 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
- — Version 1.8.2 Fix: removed some unnecessary files 1.8.2
- — Version 1.8.1 Fix: Resolved admin submenu ordering issue 1.8.1
- — Version 1.8.0 Fix: Patched Media Replacer stored XSS 1.8.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.0.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 Affects <= 1.7.9 Patched in 1.8.0
- Patched 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 Affects <= 1.7.6 Patched in 1.7.7
- 2022-05-30 CVE-2022-1472 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 1.3.6 Patched in 1.3.6
- 2021-09-06 CVE-2021-24676 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.8 Patched in 1.2.9
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 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 text, images, URLs, footer credits, code blocks or jQuery-Ajax content in real time or i..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "built for", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 17 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 10,662 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("search replace", "search replace database", "update database urls" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-28 50K+ → 40K+ down after 660 days in tier
- 2024-07-07 40K+ → 50K+ up after 249 days in tier
- 2023-11-01 30K+ → 40K+ up after 356 days in tier
- 2022-11-10 20K+ → 30K+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 10K+ → 20K+ 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 – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 5 shared tags B -
Better Search Replace 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Quick Search Replace 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
CM Search And Replace – Optimize content edits with a powerful search and replace tool 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Slider Revolution Search Replace 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
ByteFyre DB Replace 40+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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