Sigma Search & Replace
by Younes JFR. · Search
Also makes 3 other plugins · 110.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
The ultimate search & replace plugin for WordPress. Safely update text, URLs, and serialized data across your entire database with confidence.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈300 estimated
Momentum
+46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “find”, “search” and “replace” for “serialized data”, “search replace database” and “find and replace”. “find” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “serialized data” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “search replace database” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “replace” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “find and replace” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 2K 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 32 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, 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.
24
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-1.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| search replace your tag | #11 | #23 | down 3 |
| serialized data | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| replace your tag | #17 | #23 | down 4 |
| serialized | #18 | #23 | down 3 |
| search replace database | #14 | #24 | down 2 |
| find and replace | #15 | #22 | down 3 |
| search and replace | #18 | #24 | down 4 |
| replace urls | #15 | #23 | — |
| replace text | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| text replace | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| find your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search database your tag | Not checked yet | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 19 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “find”, “search” and “replace” for “serialized data”, “search replace database” and “find and replace”. “find” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “serialized data” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “search replace database” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “replace” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “find and replace” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “search replace”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 13 Aug 2025 · 444 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 320 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 1 Jun 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 · 100% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 131 days.
Install history since 14 Aug 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alamea8mo ago
Fantastic! It shows me a clear text preview of which posts I’m changing a word in, and it’s incredibly fast. Since the plugin comes from Younes Sigma series, where I’ve been using Advanced Database Cleaner for many years, it provides me with an extra layer of security and trusted when making deeper changes to the database. Thanks, Younes, for another great feature!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The ultimate search & replace plugin for WordPress. Safely update text, URLs, and serialized data across yo..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,143 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "search database", "search replace" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-29 300+ → 200+ down after 83 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 200+ → 300+ up after 85 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 100+ → 200+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-05-02 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-28 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 50+ → 70+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 40+ → 50+ up after 1 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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Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Search and Replace 9K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
CM Search And Replace – Optimize content edits with a powerful search and replace tool 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 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
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