Best search and replace plugins for WordPress
The most popular search and replace plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Better Search Replace leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of Go Live Update Urls (90K+) and Real-Time Find and Replace (70K+). All 13 plugins tagged “search and replace” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 search and replace plugins
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Better Search ReplaceThe most installed search and replace plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 546 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Go Live Update Urls90K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 59 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Real-Time Find and Replace70K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 82 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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Better Find and Replace40K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 171 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
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Search & Replace Everything20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 26 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
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CM Search And Replace2K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 15 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
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URL Replace400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Word Replace200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
MCE SearchReplace Buttons100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
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Jessore Find & Replace20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 13 plugins tagged “search and replace”
Better Search Replace
Down in the last 7 days:1#41by WP Engine2 months ago
A simple plugin to update URLs or other text in a database.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.3(546)
- Downloads
- 6.4K/day
Go Live Update Urls
Up in the last 7 days:1#475by Mat Lipe12 days ago
Change the domain on your site with one click.
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.5(59)
- Downloads
- 878/day
Real-Time Find and Replace
Down in the last 7 days:1#588by Marios Alexandrou2 months ago
Set up find and replace rules that are executed AFTER a page is generated by WordPress, but BEFORE it is sent to a user's browser.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.5(82)
- Downloads
- 129/day
Better Find and Replace
Down in the last 7 days:1#829by CodeSolz13 days ago
Search and replace text, images, URLs, footer credits, code blocks or jQuery-Ajax content in real time or in Database, easy user-interface
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.6(171)
- Downloads
- 294/day
Search & Replace Everything
Down in the last 7 days:5#1,261by KaizenCoders29 days ago
Quick and Easy way to search all URLS, Content and replace them with new links and content in WordPress website.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(26)
- Downloads
- 235/day
CM Search And Replace
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,555by CreativeMindsSolutions26 days ago
Search and replace words, phrases, and HTML within your website posts and pages.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.2(15)
- Downloads
- 50/day
URL Replace
Up in the last 7 days:14#9,867by Vipul Bokarvadiya5 months ago
A lightweight and safe plugin to search and replace old URLs with new ones in your WordPress database.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Word Replace
Down in the last 7 days:13#12,753by mehdi jalili2 months ago
Easily Replace text, footer credits, jQuery/Ajax loaded text or anything in real-time.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
MCE SearchReplace Buttons
Up in the last 7 days:191#16,236by tonykroben2 years ago
Adds Search and Replace controls to the visual content editor (TinyMCE).
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Jessore Find & Replace
#28,558by sadathossainwp2 months ago
Unlimited, real-time find & replace for your site's output — text, HTML, or link URLs — with no changes to your theme or plugin files.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Quick Search Replace
#34,748by Delower Hossain11 days ago
A simple and powerful tool to run search and replace queries on your WordPress database, with full serialization and multisite support.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Linksy Search and Replace
#46,095by Plugli3 months ago
A plugin to search and update URLs, Anchors, Titles and more on your site without digging into your database.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
errorHandle
#67,175by errorhandle20 days ago
Make WordPress changes and automations by simply asking. Preview, test, approve. Site-wide search and replace, content and WooCommerce.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day