String locator

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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.

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.

33 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 5.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ aqeeliqbal

   7mo ago

   Works perfectly and Great Plugin

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2. ★★★★★ ishraqued

   7mo ago

   Great

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3. ★★★★★ Adrian Tobey

   1.4y ago

   I’ve used this plugin now a dozen times to track down plugins conflicts for my customers. Truly one of the best debug utilities, up there with Query Monitor!

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4. ★★★★★ masvil

   1.7y ago

   Some plugins don’t allow translations in a standard way. For those, there is String locator.

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5. ★★★★★ klixtorg

   1.9y ago

   A powerful addition to your debugging toolkit.

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6. ★★★★★ maca8291

   2.1y ago

   Hello, this plugin saved lot my time to translate my website! Thank you for this amazing and very usefull plugin! :))))

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7. ★★★★★ matutino

   2.6y ago

   It’s just what I needed. Fast, useful and easy to use

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8. ★★★★★ synthezoid

   2.8y ago

   This has been maybe the biggest timesaving plugin I’ve got. There’s is one slight corner case. If you rename your plugin folder through your wp config, and tell it to search just the plugin folder, this can’t find it… it really should read the plguin folder name from the config, not just assume it’s always going to be the default name. I’ll post this in the support forums for the dev, too.But it’s such a useful plugin, that I use so frequently, that I can’t deduct a star for that. Very useful tool, works for me exactly as advertised. This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by synthezoid.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-09-24 Version 2.6.8 Security: hardened serialized data processing. 2.6.8
2. 2025-01-15 Version 2.6.7 Fixed secured unserialized data handling to prevent potential vulnerabilities. Verified compatibility with WordPress 6.7 2.6.7
3. 2024-08-21 Version 2.6.6 Fixed missing URL input sanitization. Verified compatibility with WordPress 6.6 2.6.6
4. 2024-03-12 Version 2.6.5 Verified compatibility with WordPress 6.5 2.6.5
5. 2024-03-12 Version 2.6.4 Verified compatibility with WordPress 6.4 2.6.4
6. 2023-08-10 Version 2.6.3 CSS/JS Loading bug fixes 2.6.3

All 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.6.8). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.1 String Locator <= 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection ↗
   2026-10-05 CVE-2026-97188 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 2.6.7 Patched in 2.6.8
2. Patched High · 8.8 String Locator <= 2.6.6 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection ↗
   2025-01-20 CVE-2024-10936 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 2.6.6 Patched in 2.6.7
3. Patched Medium · 6.1 String Locator <= 2.6.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-08-23 CVE-2023-6987 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.6.5 Patched in 2.6.6
4. Patched High · 8.8 String Locator <= 2.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization ↗
   2022-08-08 CVE-2022-2434 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 2.5.0 Patched in 2.6.0
5. Patched Medium · 4.9 String Locator <= 2.4.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Read ↗
   2022-03-01 CVE-2022-0493 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects < 2.5.0 Patched in 2.5.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Translated into 130 languages, 18 at 90% or more

Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2021-03-11 90K+ → 100K+ up after 161 days in tier
2. 2020-10-01 80K+ → 90K+ up after 214 days in tier
3. 2020-03-01 70K+ → 80K+ up after 86 days in tier
4. 2019-12-06 60K+ → 70K+ up after 177 days in tier
5. 2019-06-12 50K+ → 60K+ up after 128 days in tier
6. 2019-02-04 40K+ → 50K+ up after 123 days in tier
7. 2018-10-04 30K+ → 40K+ up after 138 days in tier
8. 2018-05-19 20K+ → 30K+ up after 104 days in tier

Competes with

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String locator: 100K+ active installs, 4.6★ (125 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/string-locator