WordPress plugin comparison

Add External Media vs Search & Replace Everything by WPCode

Add External Media

by leemon

100+ installs4.7

Search & Replace Everything by WPCode

by WPCode

20K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Search & Replace Everything by WPCode has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Add External Media.
On a typical day, Search & Replace Everything by WPCode is downloaded about 233 times, Add External Media about 3.
Add External Media is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.9 from 7 reviews.
Search & Replace Everything by WPCode was updated more recently: Jul 28, 2026, against Nov 13, 2019 for Add External Media.
Search & Replace Everything by WPCode is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.3.27 for Add External Media.
Add External Media has been around longer: since 2015, against 2024 for Search & Replace Everything by WPCode.

Search & Replace Everything by WPCode leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Add External Media	Search & Replace Everything by WPCode
Popular rank	#15,274	#1,085
Active installs	100+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	61	5.1K
Rating	4.7(3)	3.9(7)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	7 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.0

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