WordPress plugin comparison
Search and Replace vs Text Replace
At a glance
- Search and Replace has more active installs: 9K+, against 3K+ for Text Replace.
- On a typical day, Search and Replace is downloaded about 37 times, Text Replace about 14.
- Text Replace is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 3.1 from 23 reviews.
- Search and Replace was updated more recently: Aug 15, 2026, against Jul 12, 2021 for Text Replace.
- Search 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 2016 for Search and Replace.
Line by line
Search and Replace leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Search and Replace |  Text Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,267 | #3,953 |
| Active installs | 9K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 871 | 409 |
| Rating | 3.1(23) | 4.4(18) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.7.21 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.68 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 5 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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