WordPress plugin comparison
Enable Media Replace vs Search Regex
At a glance
- Enable Media Replace has more active installs: 600K+, against 100K+ for Search Regex.
- On a typical day, Enable Media Replace is downloaded about 10,134 times, Search Regex about 1,190.
- Search Regex is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 101 reviews, against 4.4 from 302 reviews.
- Enable Media Replace was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Oct 6, 2026 for Search Regex.
- Search Regex resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 40% for Enable Media Replace.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Enable Media Replace.
Line by line
Enable Media Replace leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Enable Media Replace |  Search Regex |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #93 | #291 |
| Active installs | 600K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 427.5K | 50.4K |
| Rating | 4.4(302) | 4.7(101) |
| Support threads resolved | 40% | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.97 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 14 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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