WordPress plugin comparison
Better Find and Replace vs Word Replace
At a glance
- Better Find and Replace has more active installs: 40K+, against 200+ for Word Replace.
- On a typical day, Better Find and Replace is downloaded about 288 times, Word Replace about 6.
- Word Replace is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 171 reviews.
- Better Find and Replace was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Aug 31, 2026 for Word Replace.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Better Find and Replace has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Word Replace.
Line by line
Better Find and Replace leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Better Find and Replace |  Word Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #830 | #12,807 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 7.6K | 103 |
| Rating | 4.6(171) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.99 | ×0.46 |
| Last release | 15 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 8.1 |
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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