Search and Replace Premium Edition: How Rules Affect Content

Search and Replace Premium Edition and Search Replace Plugin Pro Version provide utilities for creating and managing WordPress search and replace rules. Rules can modify text and HTML as content is prepared for front-end display, including material generated by WordPress and add-ons.

Choose the content and matching conditions

Rules can target posts, pages, comments, titles, excerpts, links, pictures, and supported custom post types. Regular expressions are available for matching, and rules can be limited to specific posts, categories, tags, or other taxonomies. You can also search within existing rules.

The add-on works with additional content associated with Yoast, BBPress, WooCommerce, ACF, and CM Tooltip Glossary.

Live replacements and database commits

A live rule changes content as it is prepared for display, so the stored database content is not necessarily changed. When a permanent update is required, the paid editions can commit replacement rules to the database. Database changes can be logged, and on-the-fly replacements have a separate log.

Timing and rule management

Timeframe options let a rule apply during particular dates or durations. Rules can be paused, edited, deleted, and reordered. Import and export tools support reuse or transfer between processes, and a front-end widget can let rules be switched on or off through the site interface.

Use rules for website-wide editing tasks

These controls can help standardize wording across posts and pages, replace HTML or images on the fly, filter unwanted words in comments and other plugin-generated content, or schedule a change for a defined timeframe. Scoping a rule keeps its effect within the selected content areas or taxonomies.

Set up a rule

Install the selected paid edition in WordPress and make a search and replace rule. Choose the content areas and matching method, then add any post, taxonomy, or timeframe restrictions. Review the management and logging options before applying live replacements or committing changes to the database.