WordPress plugin comparison
Search and Replace vs Text Obfuscator
At a glance
- Search and Replace has more active installs: 9K+, against 20+ for Text Obfuscator.
- On a typical day, Search and Replace is downloaded about 37 times, Text Obfuscator about 1.
- Text Obfuscator is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.1 from 23 reviews.
- Search and Replace was updated more recently: Aug 15, 2026, against Jan 9, 2016 for Text Obfuscator.
- Search and Replace is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Text Obfuscator.
- Text Obfuscator has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Search and Replace.
Line by line
Search and Replace leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Search and Replace |  Text Obfuscator |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,267 | #27,525 |
| Active installs | 9K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 871 | 33 |
| Rating | 3.1(23) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.68 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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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