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Search and Replace
Roll the dice to see if your content actually changes.
DecliningPoor rating
43/100
Users report extreme inconsistency because the plugin frequently fails to perform any actual replacements.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
3.1★
23 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-26%
Declining fast
34 → 25 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MAJORverified rating is 3.14★
- MINORdownloads down 26% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -26% in the last year
34/day a year ago→25/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySearch and Replace is seen as a useful tool for straightforward find-and-replace jobs and generally works without conflicts, but many users report it often does nothing and lacks clear instructions, with key features hidden behind a paid upgrade.
What people like
- +Performs simple search-and-replace tasks reliably (e.g., updating image URLs, changing links, replacing shortcodes)×4
- +Does not cause conflicts with other plugins
- +Pro version adds extra capabilities
- +Plugin receives ongoing updates
Common complaints
- −Fails to perform replacements, often making no changes×6
- −Lacks documentation or usage instructions
- −Support is unresponsive
- −Basic functionality is locked behind a paid upgrade×4
- −Does not display how many rows are affected or changed
- −Incorrect replacement behavior (e.g., malformed URLs)
Review trustReviews look organic
- 3.14★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 3.10★
- 9%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
Not enough review history.
All-time ratings · 23 total
Latest reviews · 23 analyzed
- 2023-03-14★★★★★Dont working plugingokturk
- 2022-04-28★★★★★NopeHDPro
- 2022-03-08★★★★★no information anywhere on how to use itexciteforlife
- 2022-02-28★★★★★Worked like a champ!patricksplace
- 2021-11-25★★★★★Nothing happenedSusan Pearson
- 2021-09-09★★★★★Very usefulimanolo
- 2021-05-31★★★★★It workshobos
- 2021-03-20★★★★★Worked perfectlysonikblast1-shot
- 2021-01-19★★★★★Absolutely does nothingbraoudap
- 2021-01-05★★★★★A very, very useful plugin. One of its kind – please dont stop updating!sunnyp81
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
29
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
26
Prior 7-day baseline
19
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
49
Mean release-day peak (30d)
36
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+11.5%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
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Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
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Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
52%
5★ share in analyzed sample
9%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.13 → 3.14★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered