Better Search Replace
slug: better-search-replace
WordPress plugin by WP Engine · detected on 154 sites in our index (2.84% of WordPress sites scanned)
A simple plugin to update URLs or other text in a database.
Where Better Search Replace sits in the WordPress plugin ecosystem
Better Search Replace is the #93 most-detected WordPress plugin in our scan index of 5,424 sites, appearing on roughly 2.84% of WordPress sites we've fingerprinted. Most sites running Better Search Replace are hosted on Pantheon (100% of identified hosts). The most common companion plugin is Yoast SEO: Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI, present on 96% of Better Search Replace sites. The most frequent theme is unified.
Every data point here comes from actual scans of public WordPress sites, not vendor case studies or curated showcases. We don't accept submissions; everything you see is detected automatically when a site is scanned through the tool.
Plugins commonly used with Better Search Replace
From co-occurrence analysis across sites running Better Search Replace in our index.
- Yoast SEO: Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI96% of Better Search Replace sites · 148 sites
- MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress96% of Better Search Replace sites · 148 sites
- WordPress Importer95% of Better Search Replace sites · 147 sites
- Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)95% of Better Search Replace sites · 147 sites
- WPS Hide Login95% of Better Search Replace sites · 147 sites
- Starter Templates: AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg95% of Better Search Replace sites · 147 sites
- Loco Translate95% of Better Search Replace sites · 146 sites
- Limit Login Attempts Security: Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention95% of Better Search Replace sites · 146 sites
Themes commonly running Better Search Replace
Top themes on sites using this plugin.
- unified19% of Better Search Replace sites · 18 sites
- GeneratePress4% of Better Search Replace sites · 4 sites
- divi3% of Better Search Replace sites · 3 sites
- UltimaTube2% of Better Search Replace sites · 2 sites
- KingTube2% of Better Search Replace sites · 2 sites
- Astra1% of Better Search Replace sites · 1 site
Hosting providers running Better Search Replace
Limited to sites where we identified the hosting provider.
- Pantheon100% · 1 site
Sites using Better Search Replace
Most-recently-scanned sites detected with this plugin.
- redbutton.dejupiter · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- cruxnow.comtheme unknown · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- cornucopia.sesoledad · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- bizbergthemes.comcheckout child theme · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- astrotalk.comtheme unknown · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- hentaiporns.netCastle Make Hentai Doujinshi · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- lfpress.comtheme unknown · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- vortala.comstartbox · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- triptwos.comgeneratepress · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- fakty.com.uaFKT · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- quicklaunch.iotheme unknown · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
- planetware.comunified · host unknown · scanned 2026-05-22
How we detect Better Search Replace
Five-vector detection: /wp-content/plugins/better-search-replace/ asset paths, /wp-json/ REST API namespaces, HTML signature patterns, sitemap XML comments, and asset-probe HEAD requests against the top-100 popular plugins on wordpress.org. Each detected plugin carries provenance pills showing which sources corroborated it; cross-vector matches indicate high-confidence detections. More on how detection works.
Data comes from real-time scans of public WordPress sites, not vendor case studies or curated showcases. Every claim on this page traces back to a specific detection in our scan corpus, observable via our methodology. Affiliate links are disclosed per the affiliate disclosure.