Title: Easy Search Replace – Find & Replace Text/HTML/URLs, Remove Footer Credit Author: Uzair Published: December 23, 2023 Last modified: November 10, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/easy-search-replace/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3013680) # Easy Search Replace – Find & Replace Text/HTML/URLs, Remove Footer Credit By [Uzair](https://profiles.wordpress.org/easywpstuff/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/easy-search-replace.1.1.2.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-search-replace/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-search-replace/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-search-replace/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-search-replace/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-search-replace/) ## Description The **Easy Search Replace** plugin lets you **find and replace** any text, HTML, or URL across your WordPress site in real time—without editing files or the database. It’s the safest way to do **search and replace** on front-end output. Update branding, fix old links, or **remove footer credit** with a few clicks. Target replacements precisely with: – CSS selectors (e.g., `.footer`, `#site-title`,` h2`) – Post Types (Posts, Pages, CPTs) – Specific Post IDs (comma separated) – Exact URLs (one per line) **Why it’s safe:** All changes are applied dynamically at render time. Disable the plugin and your original content is unchanged. **Popular use cases** – Remove or replace theme footer credits. – Replace company names, links, or copyright lines. – Update outdated or HTTPHTTPS URLs. – Find/replace only inside specific HTML elements. – Limit changes to selected posts/pages/URLs. ### Features * Real-time **search replace** and **find replace** for text, HTML, and URLs. * Remove footer credit or any unwanted text/link. * Optional **CSS selector** targeting (classes, IDs, tags). * Limit by **post type**, **post ID**, or **URL**. * Case-insensitive mode (Ignore Case). * Multiple rules, executed in order. * Lightweight: parses DOM only when selector rules exist. * Clean, simple settings UI. ### Usage 1. Open **Settings Easy Search Replace**. 2. **Find**: Enter text/HTML/URL to search. 3. **Replace with**: Enter the replacement (leave empty to remove—great for footer credits). 4. _(Optional)_ **CSS Selector** to restrict to specific elements (e.g., `.site-footer`,`# main`, `h1`). 5. _(Optional)_ Limit by **Post Types**, **Post IDs**, or **URLs** (one per line). 6. Enable **Ignore Case** if needed. 7. Add multiple rules and **Save Changes**. ### Examples **Replace text globally** Find: Old Company Replace: New Company **Remove footer credit (selector-based)** Find: Powered by MyTheme Replace: Selector: .site-footer **Replace URL site-wide** Find: http://oldsite.com Replace: https://newsite.com **Only on specific posts** Find: Coming Soon Replace: Launching Now Post IDs: 25,47,88 **Case-insensitive** Enable **Ignore Case** to match “WordPress”, “wordpress”, etc. ## Screenshots * [[ * Settings page – create multiple search & replace rules * [[ * Remove footer credit ## Installation 1. Download the plugin ZIP. 2. In WP Admin, go to **Plugins Add New Upload Plugin**. 3. Upload the ZIP, click **Install Now**, then **Activate**. 4. Go to **Settings Easy Search Replace** to add rules. ## FAQ ### Does this modify my database or theme files? No. All replacements happen in the output buffer at runtime. ### Can I remove theme footer credits? Yes. Put the exact text in **Find**, leave **Replace** empty, and (optionally) set a footer **CSS Selector** (e.g., `.footer-credit`). ### Will it work with page builders and caching? Yes. It works on rendered HTML (Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, etc.). Clear your cache after adding or updating rules. ### Performance impact? Minimal. String replacements are fast; DOM parsing occurs only if you use selector- based rules. ### Regex support? Not in this version—by design for speed and simplicity. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6df94344db19091beb33b05695b6cc29a2170d19aff229b99849f1c5a49e93ca? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Could be an essential plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-be-an-essential-plugin/)󠁿 [magestyx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/magestyx/) May 10, 2024 We have clients all the time that want woocommerce or other plugin wording changed, and this looks to be an excellent way to do just that without having to try and find hooks or filters specific to the function and output.But not only that – this plugin lets you change absolutely anything on the page, which could make it essential except*… I downloaded the plugin and looked through the code, and it looks straightforward and harmless in itself. Mostly it’s a WP wrapper for simplehtmldom on sourceforge, which grabs WP’s output buffer and does one last search & replace on it before serving. Very nifty indeed. *My only concern is as this plugin is so new and straightforward is if it’s been vetted to be secure enough for live sites. We installed on a dev site and it worked flawlessly. But this is seriously powerful to be able to change anything whatsoever in the final output code. Any non-admin access would be very dangerous. Should that risk be mitigated, we’d use this all the time. We’ll keep watch on this plugin for sure as it gets more usage and reviews. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d08be3276572e2769f02a02e49f192a9cfbb797f8edaab168bf791954dfcdd2b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[can we trust this plugin?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-we-trust-this-plugin/)󠁿 [biloute](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antwake/) May 9, 2024 their website contains spelling mistakes and is as vanilla as it can be. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/febc7a3ba47de5fc125e2eb4942a8b6239a1d0ebe6d18e7c34ee2caa178192fb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Superb find and replace plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/superb-find-and-replace-plugin/)󠁿 [Uzair](https://profiles.wordpress.org/muzair121/) December 29, 2023 This plugin is exceptional for those seeking to execute search and replace functions within specific elements, classes, or IDs. The plugin’s design is impressively lightweight, facilitating the effortless identification and replacement of any HTML or text. Its ease of use and efficiency make it an invaluable tool for any user [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-search-replace/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Easy Search Replace – Find & Replace Text/HTML/URLs, Remove Footer Credit” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Uzair ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/easywpstuff/) [Translate “Easy Search Replace – Find & Replace Text/HTML/URLs, Remove Footer Credit” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/easy-search-replace) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-search-replace/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/easy-search-replace/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/easy-search-replace/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/easy-search-replace/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.2 * bugs fixed #### 1.1.1 * Fixed advanced options bug #### 1.1.0 * Added targeting by Post Types, Post IDs, and URLs. * Added **Ignore Case** option. * Improved footer credit removal workflow. * Better performance: single-pass DOM parsing when needed. * UI polish and multiple-rule flow. #### 1.0.2 * Minor fixes. #### 1.0.1 * Fixed search function issues. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release: front-end search and replace with optional CSS selector. ## Meta * Version **1.1.2** * Last updated **5 months ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 7.2 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-search-replace/) * Tags * [find & replace](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/find-replace/)[find and replace](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/find-and-replace/) [search and replace](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-and-replace/) [search replace](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-replace/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-search-replace/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.3 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-search-replace/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-search-replace/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-search-replace/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-search-replace/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-search-replace/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-search-replace/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-search-replace/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Uzair ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/easywpstuff/) ## Support Got something to say? 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