Search Regex

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 42% 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. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.4.2 Better older PHP compatibility Improve UTF8 collation searching Improve WP 7.0 admin styling 3.4.2
2. — Version 3.4.1 Fix problem with export data 3.4.1
3. — Version 3.4 Include term description in searches 3.4
4. — Version 3.3.1 Fix replace all with regex Fix presets on page load Fix crash when adding a modification Fix missing source param from column context Add browser extension error detection Add mid-update cache clearing detection 3.3.1
5. — Version 3.3.0 Add a simple/advanced mode toggle Add delete confirmation dialog Improve case-sensitive search to properly handle emojis and multi-byte characters Improved client code Use PHP autoloading for better performance Bump mini 3.3.0
6. — Version 3.2 Add WP CLI functions Variety of small fixes and improvements Update for WordPress 6.9 Bump PHP minimum to 7.2 3.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 12 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-29 200K+ → 100K+ down after 21 days in tier
2. 2026-04-08 100K+ → 200K+ up after 317 days in tier
3. 2025-05-26 200K+ → 100K+ down after 6 days in tier
4. 2025-05-20 100K+ → 200K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-05-19 200K+ → 100K+ down after 79 days in tier
6. 2025-03-01 100K+ → 200K+ up after 57 days in tier
7. 2025-01-03 200K+ → 100K+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2025-01-01 100K+ → 200K+ up after 33 days in tier

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
• Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
• Search & Replace 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C
• Real-Time Find and Replace 70K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Search and Replace 10K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• CM Search And Replace – Optimize content edits with a powerful search and replace tool 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B

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Search Regex: 100K+ active installs, 4.7★ (101 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/search-regex