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Search and Replace for Block Editor

Search and Replace text within the WordPress Block Editor just like Microsoft Word or Google Docs. It's super fast, easy & just works!

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Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Current version1.12.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.0
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update14 Aug 20262mo ago
Active installations500Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.0 / 5 from 3 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Search and Replace for Block Editor version 1.12.0 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.

Overview

About this plugin

This plugin brings the familiar Search and Replace functionality that PC users have grown accustomed to in Microsoft Word and Google Docs to the Block Editor.

Now you can easily search and replace text right in the Block Editor. Its easy and does exactly what it says. You can also match the text case using the ‘Match Case | Expression’ toggle.

✔️ Features

Our plugin comes with everything you need to find and replace text quicker and more efficiently.

✔️ Search & Replace text, typos, keywords faster.

✔️ Shortcut Keys – CMD + F.

✔️ Match Case Sensitivity.

✔️ Custom Hooks to help you customize plugin behaviour.

✔️ Available in mutiple langauges such as Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Russian, German, Italian, Croatian, Spanish & French languages.

✔️ Backward compatible, works with most WP versions.

✨ Getting Started

Create a new Post or open an existing Post. Locate the ‘Search and Replace’ icon at the top left corner of the Block Editor and click on it. Proceed to type in the text you wish to replace and click on ‘Replace’.

You can get a taste of how this works, by using the demo link.

⚡ Shortcut Keys & Text Selection

To quickly access the Search and Replace modal, press CTRL + F. This will fire up the dialog box where you can quickly change things.

You can also select text on your Block Editor and use the Shortcut. This will grab the text you have selected and fire up your dialog box with the text already typed into it. This makes working with the Search and Replace tool faster.

🔌🎨 Plug and Play or Customize

The Search & Replace for Block Editor plugin is built to work right out of the box. Simply install, activate and start using.

Want to add your personal touch? All of our documentation can be found here. You can override the plugin’s behaviour with custom logic of your own using hooks.

Contribute

If you’d like to contribute to the development of this plugin, you can find it on GitHub.

To build, clone repo and run npm install && npm run build

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • block
  • editor
  • replace
  • search
  • text
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 7.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity14 Aug 20262mo ago

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