searchReplace
by Joost · Search
SearchReplace checks for and replaces content in your posts, pages and/or comments. Fully configurable.
56 health vs 67 average across 209 Search 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 563 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
22
now · peak 160
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-01-07 30+ → 20+ down after 86 days in band
- 2025-10-13 40+ → 30+ down after 33 days in band
- 2025-09-10 30+ → 40+ up after 38 days in band
- 2025-08-03 40+ → 30+ down after 179 days in band
- 2025-02-05 20+ → 40+ up after 16 days in band
- 2025-01-20 30+ → 20+ down after 33 days in band
- 2024-12-18 40+ → 30+ down after 23 days in band
- 2024-11-25 30+ → 40+ up after 8 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Search & Replace 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Real-Time Find and Replace 70K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
No Page Comment 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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