Real-Time Find and Replace vs Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Real-Time Find and Replace leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #587, ahead of Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More at #1,136. Over the last 7 days Real-Time Find and Replace held its place and Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More climbed 4 places. Real-Time Find and Replace has the largest install base, roughly 3.5× the next: 70K+ active installs against 20K+ for Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More. Ratings: Real-Time Find and Replace 4.5★ from 82 and Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More 3.9★ from 7 reviews.
| Metric | Real-Time Find and Replace | Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #587 ▬ | #1,136 ▲ 4 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 648 | — |
| Rating | 4.5★ (82) | 3.9★ (7) |
| Last updated | Aug 20, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.3 | 1.0.10 |
| Best rank on record | #582 | #1,136 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2009 | Jun 2024 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Real-Time Find and Replace or Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More?
By active installs, Real-Time Find and Replace: 70K+ sites run it against 20K+ for Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Real-Time Find and Replace or Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More?
Real-Time Find and Replace, at #587 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More at #1,136. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Real-Time Find and Replace or Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.