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Say What?

An easy-to-use plugin that allows you to change translatable strings from plugins / themes and WordPress core without editing code.

By Lee Willis·Change·Free + Premium
4.3(91 reviews)
·40K+ active installs·Updated 1 month ago
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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.

4.3/591 reviews
40K+active installs
702K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

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

Check out Say What Pro for:

  • String Discovery and autocomplete – find the strings you need without diving through code. Works with server-side and Javascript-rendered strings
  • Improved performance using text-domain-specific filters
  • Wildcard string replacements – replace individual words, or fragments across your whole site
  • Multi-lingual support – set different replacements for different languages on multi-lingual sites
  • Import/export features – Easy i…
Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

4.391 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Perfect!
by phxreguy·1 year ago

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 plugin doesn’t do what it says it does
by Wendihihihi·2 years ago·4 replies

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.

Work perfectly but need little knowledge
by devfx01·2 years ago·1 reply

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 w/o php knowledge
by avu·2 years ago·1 reply

Free version useless without extensive php knowledge of the target modules. Accepts any setting but does and says nothing.

Thank you for changing the stubborn texts
by dinaddd·3 years ago·1 reply

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.

Download Trends

Today: 196Yesterday: 290This week: 2KPeriod total: 64K

Compatibility

WordPress6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

Version Adoption

v2.2
82.9%
Other
9.0%
v2.1
8.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.2.6

  • Dependency bumps & WordPress compat improvements
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Lee WillisLee Willis
Plugin Info
Version
2.2.6
Last Updated
Mar 3, 2026
WP Requires
6.2+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
40K+
Downloads
702K+
Added
Mar 8, 2013
Business
Commercial

Tags

changestringtranslation

Developer

L
Lee Willis
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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