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WordPress.org rating4.3 / 5 from 546 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Better Search Replace version 1.4.11 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
When moving your WordPress site to a new domain or server, you will likely run into a need to run a search/replace on the database for everything to work correctly. Fortunately, there are several plugins available for this task, however, all have a different approach to a few key features. This plugin consolidates the best features from these plugins, incorporating the following features in one simple plugin:
Serialization support for all tables
The ability to select specific tables
The ability to run a “dry run” to see how many fields will be updated
No server requirements aside from a running installation of WordPress
WordPress Multisite support
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Time-saving features available in the Pro version:
View exactly what changed during a search/replace
Backup and import the database while running a search/replace
Priority email support from the developer of the plugin
Save or load custom profiles for quickly repeating a search/replace in the future
Support and updates for 1 year
Learn more about Better Search Replace Pro
The search and replace functionality is heavily based on interconnect/it’s great and open-source Search Replace DB script, modified to use WordPress native database functions to ensure compatibility.
Want to contribute?
Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
search and replace
search replace
search replace database
update database urls
update live url
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.2 · PHP 8.1
Update activity25 Aug 20262mo ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
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