Search & Replace Text in Blocks
by Fernando Tellado · Blocks
Also makes 22 other plugins · 31K+ installs across the portfolio →
Search and replace text within Gutenberg text blocks directly from the block editor.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “blocks” and “editor” for “verse” and “find and replace”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “verse” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “find and replace” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 1.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 5 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 42 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
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 text | #9 | #10 | 0 |
| search replace | #19 | #20 | 0 |
| find and replace | #24 | #18 | down 3 |
| verse | #23 | #14 | 0 |
| text replace | #16 | #17 | 0 |
| text with quote block | #23 | #23 | — |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| replace your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “blocks” and “editor” for “verse” and “find and replace”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “verse” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “find and replace” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 9 Dec 2025 · 326 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 284 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
5
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 19 Sep 2026
5
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 435 days.
Install history since 9 Dec 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AJDiseker8mo 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alvaro Torres10mo ago
This is what I needed
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Héctor Tellado10mo ago
Great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abrahamcb10mo 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yordan Soares10mo 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ freelancesgroup10mo ago
Thank you for this wonderful tool.I think it should have been included in WordPress a long time ago.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 within Gutenberg text blocks directly from the block editor."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,550 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-30 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 90+ → 100+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-09-25 80+ → 90+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-09-14 70+ → 80+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 60+ → 70+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 70+ up after 10 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).
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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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