Real-time search & replace for text, HTML, and URLs. Target elements, post types/IDs/URLs. Safely remove footer credit no database changes.

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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., <code>.footer</code>, <code>#site-title</code>, <code>h2</code>) 
– 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– Update outdated or HTTP→HTTPS URLs. 
– Find/replace only inside specific HTML elements. 
– Limit changes to selected posts/pages/URLs.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Real-time search replace and find replace for text, HTML, and URLs. </li>
<li>Remove footer credit or any unwanted text/link. </li>
<li>Optional CSS selector targeting (classes, IDs, tags). </li>
<li>Limit by post type, post ID, or URL. </li>
<li>Case-insensitive mode (Ignore Case). </li>
<li>Multiple rules, executed in order. </li>
<li>Lightweight: parses DOM only when selector rules exist. </li>
<li>Clean, simple settings UI.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Open Settings → Easy Search Replace. </li>
<li>Find: Enter text/HTML/URL to search. </li>
<li>Replace with: Enter the replacement (leave empty to remove—great for footer credits). </li>
<li>(Optional) CSS Selector to restrict to specific elements (e.g., <code>.site-footer</code>, <code>#main</code>, <code>h1</code>). </li>
<li>(Optional) Limit by Post Types, Post IDs, or URLs (one per line). </li>
<li>Enable Ignore Case if needed. </li>
<li>Add multiple rules and Save Changes.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Examples</h3>
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.

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