Real-Time Find and Replace

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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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 73% 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.

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1. ★★★★★ cbaile19

   6mo ago

   The free version worked perfectly for a few substitution rules. The pro version allows an indefinite number of rules, and the price is very reasonable. Having seen the free version at work, I bought the pro version without hesitating, using it to rescue a 17-year-old site that embedded thousands of pictures from Wikimedia Commons and was completely broken when Commons changed the way it served images. One small suggestion for improvement (which doesn’t detract from my five-star rating): it isn’t obvious to a new user that, when you add a rule, it isn’t actually added until you push the “Update Settings” button. Changing the interface slightly might eliminate some of the “Didn’t work” reviews.

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2. ★★★★★ wheelchair

   7mo ago

   Doesn’t work and not user friendly. Need to pay before you get actual functions.

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3. ★★★★★ Andy

   1.2y ago

   Straightforward and simple configuration. Excellent price for a life-time license with no limitations.

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4. ★★★★★ sonnenschmied

   1.6y ago

   Using this plugin feels like being a wizard! We mostly use it to correct SEO problems caused by plugins and it works like a charm EVERY time! Thank you for this great tool! 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ bizguy

   2.0y ago

   This plugin is easy to configure and does exactly what it says. It can change page content, before the browser creates the page. I needed to redirect a link to another website, and this plugin did it without issue. I also had to change the domain I’d registered the pro version to, and Marios support was great. Definitely will recommend and use this plugin again.

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6. ★★★★★ RussWilley

   2.4y ago

   This was the third find-and-replace plugin I’d tried, and I was about to give up with the whole idea. But unlike the previous two, this one actually worked. (Specifically, I wanted to change the color of some sub-headings, on a site that has nearly a thousand blog posts.) Thank you!

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7. ★★★★★ ramon fincken

   2.6y ago

   Works realtime and can parse regex Handy note:use / or ~ start AND end, use \1 \2 etc to replace with the ( ) groups

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8. ★★★★★ Ben

   3.4y ago

   We have a few plugins that don’t give the option to change terms and headings, so this plugin is perfect for removing standard e-commerce terminology and replacing it with terms for our sector (education).

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.3 All Versions: Extra variable checking to eliminate PHP Warnings. All Versions: Synced plugin version numbers. 4.3
2. — Version 4.0.3 All Versions: Updated info regarding the pro version. 4.0.3
3. — Version 4.0.2 All Versions: Added nonce security check to rules form. 4.0.2
4. — Version 3.9 All Versions: Security issue (cross-site scripting) fix applied. Discovered with DefenseCode WebScanner Security Analyzer by Neven Biruski. 3.9
5. — Version 3.8 Pro version: Can now make changes to the login form when the Admin check box is selected. 3.8
6. — Version 3.7 All versions: Additional checks for undefined variables. 3.7

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

1. High · 8.8 Real-Time Find and Replace <= 3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2020-04-27 CVE-2020-13641 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.9 Patched in 4.0.2
2. High · 7.1 Real-Time Find and Replace <= 3.8 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2017-04-14 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.6 Patched in 3.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2

Translated into 17 languages, 14 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-18 80K+ → 70K+ down after 308 days in tier
2. 2025-07-14 90K+ → 80K+ down after 394 days in tier
3. 2024-06-15 100K+ → 90K+ down

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).

• Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Word Replace 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Search & Replace 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C
• Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Search and Replace 10K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B

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Real-Time Find and Replace: 70K+ active installs, 4.5★ (82 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/real-time-find-and-replace