Real-Time Find and Replace
Set up find and replace rules that are executed AFTER a page is generated by WordPress, but BEFORE it is sent to a user's browser.
4.4(83 reviews)
·80K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Real-Time Find and Replace is a WordPress search plugin with 80K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 83 reviews. It has been downloaded 898K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Downloads are up 8% this week. Top alternative: String locator.
4.4/583 reviews
80K+active installs
898K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
This plugin allows you to dynamically (i.e. at the time when a page is generated) replace code and text from themes and other plugins with code and text of your choosing before a page is delivered to a user’s browser.
Because the find and replace happens in real-time no changes are needed to plugins or themes which means upgrades remain easy!
A pro version (a lifetime license is less than $15) with additional filtering options, setting export/import functionality, and the ability to modify admin pages is available.
Here are some common uses:
- Want to selectively translate text that is being output by another plugin? You can do that.
- Trying to tweak the text on a product or shopping cart page? No problem.
- Hoping to remove footer text from a theme without modifying the theme? ThatR…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.483 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Simple to set up and does its job
by cbaile19·3 weeks ago
The free version worked perfectly for a few substitution rules. The pro version allows an indefinite number of rules, and the price is very reasonable. Having seen the free version at work, I bought the pro version without hesitating, using it to rescue a 17-year-old site that embedded thousands of pictures from Wikimedia Commons and was completely broken when Commons changed the way it served images.
One small suggestion for improvement (which doesn’t detract from my five-star rating): it isn’t obvious to a new user that, when you add a rule, it isn’t actually added until you push the “Update Settings” button. Changing the interface slightly might eliminate some of the “Didn’t work” reviews.
Doesn’t work
by wheelchair·1 month ago
Doesn’t work and not user friendly. Need to pay before you get actual functions.
Brilliant Plugin!
by Andy·10 months ago
Straightforward and simple configuration. Excellent price for a life-time license with no limitations.
It’s magic!
by sonnenschmied·1 year ago
Using this plugin feels like being a wizard! We mostly use it to correct SEO problems caused by plugins and it works like a charm EVERY time! Thank you for this great tool! 🙂
Works & great Support
by bizguy·1 year ago
This plugin is easy to configure and does exactly what it says. It can change page content, before the browser creates the page. I needed to redirect a link to another website, and this plugin did it without issue. I also had to change the domain I’d registered the pro version to, and Marios support was great.
Definitely will recommend and use this plugin again.
Download Trends
Today: 131Yesterday: 139This week: 850Period total: 55K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.3
70.5%
v4.0
24.9%
Other
4.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
4.3
- All Versions: Extra variable checking to eliminate PHP Warnings.
- All Versions: Synced plugin version numbers.
Contributors
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