WordPress plugin comparison
Real-Time Find and Replace vs Text Replace
Real-Time Find and Replace
by Marios Alexandrou
70K+ installs4.5
Text Replace
by Scott Reilly
3K+ installs4.4
At a glance
- Real-Time Find and Replace has more active installs: 70K+, against 3K+ for Text Replace.
- On a typical day, Real-Time Find and Replace is downloaded about 122 times, Text Replace about 14.
- Real-Time Find and Replace is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 82 reviews, against 4.4 from 18 reviews.
- Real-Time Find and Replace was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Jul 12, 2021 for Text Replace.
- Real-Time Find and Replace is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Text Replace.
- Text Replace has been around longer: since 2004, against 2009 for Real-Time Find and Replace.
Line by line
Real-Time Find and Replace leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Real-Time Find and Replace | Text Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #587 | #3,953 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3.5K | 409 |
| Rating | 4.5(82) | 4.4(18) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.7.21 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.05 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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