Best serialized plugins for WordPress
The most popular serialized plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. FG Fix Serialized Strings leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of ByteFyre DB Replace (50+) and Lucid Search & Replace (20+). All 6 plugins tagged “serialized” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 serialized plugins
- 1.
FG Fix Serialized StringsThe most installed serialized plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
ByteFyre DB Replace50+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Lucid Search & Replace20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Infosistema Domain MigrationFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
CraftRoq Relocate DBFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “serialized”
FG Fix Serialized Strings
Down in the last 7 days:51#13,365by Kerfred2 months ago
Fix the broken serialized strings in the options and postmeta tables
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
ByteFyre DB Replace
Up in the last 7 days:461#20,973by bytefyre8 months ago
Professional database search and replace tool with safety features, serialization support, and live previews.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Lucid Search & Replace
Up in the last 7 days:353#26,134by Ibrahim2 months ago
A database search and replace you can undo: preview every change first, take a snapshot, apply, and roll the run back in one click.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Infosistema Domain Migration
Down in the last 7 days:10,169#67,674by lpalmeida10 days ago
Safely replace domain references across your WordPress database, with a full database backup and restore before any changes are applied.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
CraftRoq Relocate DB
#70,332by CraftRoq1 month ago
Safely search and replace URLs and text across your WordPress database, with dry runs, serialized data support and a full history.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day