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Search Regex
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
100,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
35
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.7
out of 5, from 101 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
no threads
Support threads, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is Search Regex and who is behind it?
Search Regex is a WordPress plugin in the “Admin and backup” category, made by John Godley. It has been listed in the directory for 18 years, since 17 Sep 2007. John Godley has 3 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 100,000 to 199,999 active installs it sits in the group of plugins with 100,000 to 999,999 installs; its last release came 35 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“Search Regex adds a powerful set of search and replace functions to WordPress posts, pages, custom post types, and other data.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sep 2026
When was Search Regex last released?
The last release of Search Regex came 35 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does Search Regex have?
Search Regex had 100,000 to 199,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 219 plugins had a higher band and 179 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant digit: 100,000 means at least 100,000 and at most 199,999.
Which WordPress version is Search Regex tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.0, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does Search Regex compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 67.4% of them had a more recent last release than Search Regex; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Metric | Search Regex | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 35 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.7 (101) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | not stated | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | search-regex |
|---|---|
| Author | John Godley |
| Active installs | 100,000 to 199,999 |
| Last release | 35 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.0 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Rating | 4.7 out of 5 from 101 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | none in the window |
| Listed since | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Total downloads | 2,599,560, updates included |
| Tags | database, regex, regular-expression, replace, search |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| database | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| regex | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| regular-expression | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| replace | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| search | 21 | 1 | 20 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2007
Search Regex has been listed since 17 Sep 2007. Of the 25 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2007, 72.0% had a release 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Database Cleaner | 100,000 to 199,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.9 (1,950) |
| Enable Media Replace | 600,000 to 699,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.4 (302) |
| Ivory Search | 100,000 to 199,999 | 4 days before the reference date | 4.9 (1,560) |
| Relevanssi | 100,000 to 199,999 | 11 days before the reference date | 4.8 (405) |
| Search & Replace | 100,000 to 199,999 | 732 days before the reference date | 4.3 (283) |
| String locator | 100,000 to 199,999 | 590 days before the reference date | 4.6 (125) |
| WP-Sweep | 100,000 to 199,999 | 4 days before the reference date | 4.7 (138) |
Do you maintain Search Regex?
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hafenstudios (2026): Search Regex, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/search-regex/
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All values come from a complete retrieval 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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