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Search & Replace Text in Blocks

by Fernando Tellado · Blocks

Also makes 21 other plugins · 28.3K+ installs across the portfolio →

Search and replace text within Gutenberg text blocks directly from the block editor.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
84 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

84 health vs 67 average across 1,681 Blocks plugins

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.

90 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 57/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-12-09 · 265 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+212% vs prior 30d
1Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

206

now · peak 206

20630d downloads · Aug 26

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

Search & Replace Tex · #18860 you Spectra Legacy · #57 Kadence Blocks · #104 GenerateBlocks · #215

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.3Stars · Aug 26

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.

2.9Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

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

3

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v1.1.1

3

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.1.1 · 3mo ago1.1.0 · 8mo ago1.0.0 · 9mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.1 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
70–80 ≈77

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

At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 38 days.

Install history · since 2025-12-09 · 219 observations

70Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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 small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Details

Version
1.2.0
Last updated
13d ago
Added
2025-12-09
Requires WP
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

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  1. AJDiseker
    6mo ago

    Tried to search and replace HTML tags in code editor, does not search for text enclosed in HTML tags. This topic was modified 4 months, 3 weeks ago by AJDiseker.

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  2. Alvaro Torres
    8mo ago

    This is what I needed

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  3. Héctor Tellado
    8mo ago

    Great plugin

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  4. abrahamcb
    8mo ago

    A veces, hay pequeñas funcionalidades que echo de menos en WordPress pero, por suerte, otras veces encuentro plugins maravillosos como este. ¿Alguna vez has querido hacer lo típico de buscar y reemplazar texto? Pues con WordPress no podías hasta ahora. Con este plugin liviano tienes una lupa arriba a la derecha que hace está función como si estuvieras en cualquier editor de textos.¡Una genial! Simple pero genial.

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  5. Yordan Soares
    8mo ago

    This plugin provides a simple but much-needed feature, and it does exactly what it promises, saving a lot of time when editing content, without unnecessary complexity. Sometimes basic functionality like this is surprisingly hard to find, so it’s great to have it available in such a straightforward way. Very useful and appreciated!

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  6. freelancesgroup
    8mo ago

    Thank you for this wonderful tool.I think it should have been included in WordPress a long time ago.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

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

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Spanish (Spain) 100%
Spanish (Chile) 90%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-08-07 60+ → 70+ up after 26 days in tier
  2. 2026-07-12 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in tier
  3. 2026-07-10 60+ → 70+ up after 10 days in tier
  4. 2026-06-30 70+ → 60+ down after 6 days in tier
  5. 2026-06-24 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
  6. 2026-06-23 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in tier
  7. 2026-06-21 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
  8. 2026-06-20 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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Search & Replace Text in Blocks: 70+ active installs, 4.3★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/search-replace-text-blocks