An easy-to-use plugin that allows you to change translatable strings from plugins / themes and WordPress core without editing code.
As of April 2026, Say What? is a WordPress change plugin with 40K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 91 reviews. It has been downloaded 702K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are down 8% this week. Top alternative: Remove Footer Credit.
An easy-to-use plugin that allows you to change translatable strings from plugins / themes and WordPress core without editing code. Simply enter the current string, and what you want to replace it with and the plugin will automatically do the rest!
The plugin’s available for forking and contribution over on GitHub
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I dinked around for well over an hour trying to change “Leave a Reply” to “Leave a Comment” at the top of my comment form on a new site.
Found this plugin, and 30 seconds later the job was done.
THANK YOU!
This is the plugin’s description:
An easy-to-use plugin that allows you to alter strings on your site without editing WordPress core, or plugin code. Simply enter the current string, and what you want to replace it with and the plugin will automatically do the rest!
I tried it with this string: <div id=”wrapper”> that I want to replace with: <div class=”wrapper”>, but nothing happened.
It says in the description that I only need to enter the current string, and what you want to replace it with and the plugin will automatically do the rest. But it doesn’t work that way.
Does exactly what it supposed to do. Don’t need to change the core file for changing strings we want to translate. You will need to find the exact string name and it’s location (site domain).
Free version useless without extensive php knowledge of the target modules. Accepts any setting but does and says nothing.
I was recommended on this plugin by WooCommerce Payment, because I wanted to change the title of the payment method. And it works, very easy to use.
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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