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Better Search Replace
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
1M
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 1,000,000+ installs
3
Days since the last release
Group median: 8
4.3
out of 5, from 544 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
0.0%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 71.9%
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What is Better Search Replace and who is behind it?
Better Search Replace is a WordPress plugin in the “Admin and backup” field, made by WP Engine. It has been listed in the directory since 6 Jan 2015, so for 11 years. WP Engine has 7 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 active installs it belongs to the 1,000,000+ installs group; its last release came 3 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“A simple plugin to update URLs or other text in a database.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was Better Search Replace last released?
The last release of Better Search Replace came 3 days before the reference date; the group median is 8 days.
How many installs does Better Search Replace have?
Better Search Replace had 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 28 plugins had a higher band and 38 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 1,000,000 means at least 1,000,000 and at most 1,999,999.
Which WordPress version is Better Search Replace tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.1, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 3.0% of the group.
How does Better Search Replace compare with its group?
The group holds 67 listed plugins. 22.4% of them had a more recent last release than Better Search Replace; 1.5% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | Better Search Replace | Group, 67 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 3 | median 8 |
| Rating | 4.3 (544) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 0.0% | 71.9% |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 65.7% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | most often 7.4 (49.3%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | better-search-replace |
|---|---|
| Author | WP Engine |
| Active installs | 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 |
| Last release | 3 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 |
| Rating | 4.3 out of 5 from 544 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 0 of 6 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 6 Jan 2015 |
| Total downloads | 18,595,564, updates included |
| Tags | search-and-replace, search-replace, search-replace-database, update-database-urls, update-live-url |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| search-and-replace | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| search-replace | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| search-replace-database | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| update-database-urls | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| update-live-url | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2015
Better Search Replace has been listed since 6 Jan 2015. Of the 201 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2015, 83.1% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Find and Replace | 40,000 to 49,999 | 7 days before the reference date | 4.6 (171) |
| Go Live Update Urls | 90,000 to 99,999 | 4 days before the reference date | 4.5 (59) |
| Real-Time Find and Replace | 70,000 to 79,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.5 (82) |
| Search & Replace Everything | 20,000 to 29,999 | 4 days before the reference date | 4.7 (26) |
| Search & Replace Everything by WPCode | 20,000 to 29,999 | 31 days before the reference date | 3.9 (7) |
Do you maintain Better Search Replace?
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hafenstudios (2026): Better Search Replace, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/better-search-replace/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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