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Better Find and Replace

Better Find and Replace - AI-Powered Suggestions
by CodeSolz · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 26 Oct 2026, 22 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

83/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Better Find and Replace
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security65
Support70
Reputation75

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Better Find and Replace still maintained?
Yes. Last release 26 Oct 2026, 22 releases in the last 24 months. 26 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Better Find and Replace, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer m.tuhin since Nov 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Better Find and Replace removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Better Find and Replace safe?
8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.8.0). Not on the exploited list. 15 Apr 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Better Find and Replace update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.1. No one-star spike after it. 23 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
m.tuhin20 Nov 2015 to 26 Oct 2026, 120 commits
codesolz28 Apr 2020 to 26 Oct 2026, 100 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
9 days ago
Releases, 24 months
22
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Better Find and Replace
Q1 20243
Q2 20241
Q3 20244
Q4 20242
Q1 20255
Q2 20253
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20263
Q2 20264
Q3 20264
Q4 20260

Last release 26 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating per quarter for Better Find and Replace
Q4 20243.7
Q1 20254.1
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20264.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.7 to 5.0 between Q4 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star147
4 star6
3 star2
2 star4
1 star12
Latest low reviews

Security record

5 vulnerabilities in 24 months (8 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.8.0).

Show 8 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Apr 2026Better Find and Replace - AI-Powered Suggestions <= 1.7.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Uploaded Image Title5.4<= 1.7.91.8.0Patched before disclosure
7 Nov 2025Better Find and Replace <= 1.7.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Code Injection8.8<= 1.7.71.7.8Patched before disclosure
5 Nov 2025Better Find and Replace <= 1.7.7 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.7.71.7.8Patched before disclosure
22 Sep 2025Better Find and Replace <= 1.7.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.7.61.7.7n/a
27 Jan 2025Better Find and Replace <= 1.6.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation8.8<= 1.6.71.6.8Patched before disclosure
29 Jul 2024Better Find and Replace <= 1.6.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection8.3<= 1.6.11.6.2Patched before disclosure
30 May 2022Better Find and Replace <= 1.3.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection7.2< 1.3.61.3.6Patched before disclosure
6 Sep 2021Better Find and Replace <= 1.2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.2.81.2.9Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.0.1 (escaping, sanitize).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Better Find and Replace
4 May 20262,002
11 May 20262,708
18 May 202611,176
25 May 202610,364
1 Jun 202615,925
8 Jun 20263,970
15 Jun 20263,004
22 Jun 20262,024
29 Jun 20262,213
6 Jul 20264,577
13 Jul 20261,665
20 Jul 20261,719
27 Jul 20261,675
3 Aug 202614,005
10 Aug 20268,080
17 Aug 202614,662
24 Aug 20265,060
31 Aug 20263,291
7 Sep 202616,092
14 Sep 20265,717
21 Sep 202618,674
28 Sep 20263,815
5 Oct 20263,859
12 Oct 20262,163
19 Oct 20262,539
26 Oct 20262,080
2 Nov 2026283

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 71% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Search & Replace EverythingScore 92 · 20,000+Better Search ReplaceScore 91 · 1,000,000+Search RegexScore 91 · 100,000+Real-Time Find and ReplaceScore 91 · 70,000+Go Live Update UrlsScore 89 · 90,000+

Facts

Version2.0.1
AuthorCodeSolz
Added20 Nov 2015
Last updated26 Oct 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagsmigration, search replace, search and replace, update database urls, search replace database

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Questions

Is Better Find and Replace still maintained?

Yes. Last release 26 Oct 2026, 22 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Better Find and Replace, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer m.tuhin since Nov 2015.

Was Better Find and Replace removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Better Find and Replace safe?

8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.8.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Better Find and Replace update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.1. No one-star spike after it.

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