Search and Replace
by manu225 · Search
Also makes 18 other plugins · 25K+ installs across the portfolio →
Search and replace content into pages and posts
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Health
B 79/100
no flags
Active installs
9K+
≈10K estimated
Momentum
+7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “find” and “page” for “replace content” and “find and replace”. “find” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “replace content” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “page” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “find and replace” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 213.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.1★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 3.78★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| replace content | #4 | #10 | down 1 |
| search and replace | #5 | #14 | down 1 |
| replace your tag | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| search replace | #7 | #15 | down 1 |
| find and replace | #11 | #15 | down 1 |
| replace wordpress content | #10 | #19 | up 2 |
| find your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “find” and “page” for “replace content” and “find and replace”. “find” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “replace content” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “page” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “find and replace” sits at #11 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.1K · 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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.36 · 19 May 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 81% 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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 39 days ago and the previous band took 4.5 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.
Install history since 12 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gokturk3.9y ago
Dont working plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HDPro4.5y ago
This claimed it changed 50 things but I don’t see anything different
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ exciteforlife4.7y ago
my website was sending https to http links. I used this plugin to serah and replace these. There are no instructions anywhere on how to use it. I contacted their support and noone ever came back to me. I tried to do and it and it took literally hours then I realised it had replaced all http: with httpsssssssss: It has taken me ages again to change this and had to pay for someone to fix. maybe I was doing it wrong but how would you know when there are no instructions
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ patricksplace4.7y ago
My web host migrated multiple sites to a different server — and apparently, a UTF encoding setting wasn’t correct. The result was that lots of special characters — —Â, “ and …, among others — suddenly showed up all over my site. My website goes back 18 years, so going back post by post wasn’t a realistic option. And leaving that content strewn with unreadable garbage wasn’t realistic, either. I found this plugin, then determined what character each individual string of random characters was SUPPOSED to be. One by one, I replaced each string with the correct character. It took about two minutes to correct errors across literally thousands of posts. It couldn’t have been simpler.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Susan Pearson4.9y ago
I installed this plugin as it was recommended to update the urls of images when importing them from one blog to another during an integration process. Unfortunately, after running it I was told 0 rows had been updated so it did nothing at all. It may be possible that only the Pro version works, if that is the case why offer a free version that does nothing, it is basically just an advert.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imanolo5.1y ago
Very useful and easy to use plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hobos5.4y ago
The plugin works perfectly in the current version of WordPress. I easily changed the image links when moving the site to a new domain.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sonikblast5.6y ago
I used 10 other and didn’t do the job but THIS ONE is perfect
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 content into pages and posts"
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 173 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "find" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-22 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1647 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 9K+ → 10K+ up after 508 days in tier
- 2020-10-28 8K+ → 9K+ up after 419 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 3K+ → 8K+ up after 921 days in tier
- 2017-02-26 900+ → 3K+ up after 280 days in tier
- 2016-05-22 300+ → 900+ 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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Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Search & Replace 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
String locator 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Real-Time Find and Replace 70K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reveal IDs 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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