Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions

82 Quality Score

Active Installs

21/30

At 40,000 active installs it is a mid-tier plugin, far behind category leaders like Better Search Replace at 1 million, but the popularity score is boosted by solid ratings relative to install count.

Update Freshness

25/25

A last update of 2026-06-04 is very recent, and the 100/25 maintenance score reflects consistent, current development.

User Rating

14/15

A 92/100 rating from 170 reviewers is strong and indicates users are generally satisfied with the results.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads and a 0.0% resolution rate suggest either very few issues arise or that users are not getting tracked help, which keeps the support health at a middling 50/15.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 7.0 and requiring PHP 7.2 and WordPress 5.2, the compatibility score is full marks and shows broad environment coverage.

Scores higher than 87% of indexed plugins

About

Search and replace text, images, URLs, footer credits, code blocks or jQuery-Ajax content in real time or in Database, easy user-interface

Active Installs 40k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.6/5

Last Updated 2026-09-23 7:42am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.2+

Tested Up To 7.1.2

Requires PHP 7.2+

Security History

8 known vulnerabilities, all patched

4 High 4 Medium

Most recent: April 15, 2026

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Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions <= 1.7.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Uploaded Image Title Medium

April 15, 2026 Patched in ["1.8.0"] CVE-2026-3369

Better Find and Replace <= 1.7.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Code Injection High

November 7, 2025 Patched in ["1.7.8"] CVE-2025-9334

Better Find and Replace <= 1.7.7 - Missing Authorization Medium

November 5, 2025 Patched in ["1.7.8"] CVE-2025-12360

Better Find and Replace <= 1.7.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

September 22, 2025 Patched in ["1.7.7"] CVE-2025-53466

Better Find and Replace <= 1.6.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation High

January 27, 2025 Patched in ["1.6.8"] CVE-2025-24734

Better Find and Replace <= 1.6.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection High

July 29, 2024 Patched in ["1.6.2"] CVE-2024-39636

Better Find and Replace <= 1.3.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection High

May 30, 2022 Patched in ["1.3.6"] CVE-2022-1472

Better Find and Replace <= 1.2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

September 6, 2021 Patched in ["1.2.9"] CVE-2021-24676

What It Does

Better Find and Replace lets you search and replace text, URLs, images, code blocks, and footer credits across your WordPress site either in real time on the front end or directly in the database. It handles dynamic content like jQuery-Ajax loaded sections, which most basic search-replace tools miss. The AI-powered suggestions aim to speed up bulk edits during migrations or rebrands.

Who It's For

This plugin is well suited to site owners and developers running rebrands, domain changes, or large-scale content cleanups across one or many sites. It fits users who need to replace more than just plain post content, including media references, footer credits, and dynamically loaded text. Agencies handling legacy WordPress refactors or affiliate link cleanup will find its scope useful.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need to run a one-time dry-run search and replace in the wp_posts and wp_options tables, Better Search Replace is a more proven choice with 1 million installs. Anyone uncomfortable with database-level changes should not use this plugin without a full backup, and small sites with no migration or rebranding needs will get no value from it.

The Bottom Line

Better Find and Replace earns an 81.91/100 quality score and stands out for handling real-time and Ajax-loaded content that most alternatives miss. The 92/100 user rating across 170 reviews is encouraging, but the zero support threads raise a small flag about how issues are tracked. It is a solid pick for migration and rebranding work, though conservative users running simple database swaps may prefer Better Search Replace's longer track record.

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