Search and Replace
Healthy: Search and Replace is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| manu225 | 3 Feb 2016 to 15 Aug 2026, 49 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 15 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 3.1 from 23 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 12 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 10 |
Momentum
9,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 93 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 179 |
| 18 May 2026 | 218 |
| 25 May 2026 | 157 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 206 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 185 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 168 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 160 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 195 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 196 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 192 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 251 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 194 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 249 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 250 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 224 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 192 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 194 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 201 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 249 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 213 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 216 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 207 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 189 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 281 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 278 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 31 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.36 |
|---|---|
| Author | manu225 |
| Added | 3 Feb 2016 |
| Last updated | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 9,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | find, page, post, search, replace |
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Questions
Is Search and Replace still maintained?
Search and Replace was last updated on 15 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Search and Replace safe?
Search and Replace has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Search and Replace?
The wordpress.org author is manu225. Recent committers: manu225, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Search and Replace?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.