Search and replace text, images, URLs, footer credits, code blocks or jQuery-Ajax content in real time or in Database, easy user-interface

M. Tuhin

CodeSolz

<h4>Smart Search, Replace & Media Tool (with AI) for WordPress</h4>
<p><a href="https://codesolz.net/our-products/wordpress-plugin/real-time-auto-find-and-replace/?utm_campaign=wordpress-org-visitor&utm_medium=learn_more_about_dokan&utm_source=WordPress.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Better Find and Replace</a> lets you easily search and replace text, HTML, links and media across your entire WordPress site — no coding needed. Perfect for database cleanup, content updates or post-migration edits.</p>
<p>Replace text or media in bulk with full support for serialized data, custom tables and dry-run previews. AI-powered suggestions help you rewrite or improve content instantly, making your edits smarter and faster.</p>
<p>Easily find and replace images using drag-and-drop and auto-regenerate thumbnails. You can also update or add  alt text, captions and metadata with the suggestion of AI for better SEO.</p>
<p>Want to <strong>change content without editing your database</strong>? Use real-time masking to update text, links or HTML before the page loads — instantly and safely.</p>
<p>Built for developers, agencies and site owners, individual ( everyone ) who want fast, accurate control over their content management system — all in one clean, intuitive interface.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>AI-Powered Suggestions</strong> – Use artificial intelligence (AI) to get smart replacement suggestions, enhancing accuracy and efficiency.</li>
<li><strong>Easy to Use</strong> – Clean, user-friendly interface designed for effortless navigation and configuration.</li>
<li><strong>Search and Replace Text</strong> – Find and replace any text across your site, whether in static or dynamic content.</li>
<li><strong>Search and Replace Ajax/jQuery Content</strong> – Works seamlessly with content loaded via Ajax or jQuery on the frontend.</li>
<li><strong>Find and Replace URLs</strong> – Quickly search and replace outdated or incorrect URLs throughout your website.</li>
<li><strong>Replace Images and Attachment URLs</strong> – Replace image links and attachment URLs site-wide with precision.</li>
<li><strong>Word Masking</strong> – Mask specific words site-wide using flexible find and replace rules.</li>
<li><strong>Temporary Find-Replace Rules</strong> – Create live, non-permanent replacements without altering your database.</li>
<li><strong>Edit Footer Credit</strong> – Remove or update footer text without modifying HTML or database content.</li>
<li><strong>HTML Code Replacement</strong> – Replace anything within HTML code blocks, tags, or content.</li>
<li><strong>Real-Time Image Replacement</strong> – Replace images instantly during page rendering for dynamic updates.</li>
<li><strong>Comment Word Filtering</strong> – Automatically find and replace inappropriate words in user-submitted comments.</li>
<li><strong>Language Replacement</strong> – Change words or phrases from one language to another across your site.</li>
<li><strong>RegEx Supported</strong> – Use regular expressions for complex and pattern-based search and replace operations.</li>
<li><strong>HTML Tag & Attribute Replacement</strong> – Locate and replace specific HTML tags or attributes throughout your content.</li>
<li><strong>Lightning Fast Database Replace</strong> – High-speed search and replace operations in posts, postmeta, options, and more.</li>
<li><strong>Table Selection</strong> – Choose specific database tables for targeted replacements.</li>
<li><strong>Dry Run Preview</strong> – See a preview of all replacements before applying them to the database.</li>
<li><strong>Whole Word Match</strong> – Replace only exact word matches in the database to avoid partial replacements.</li>
<li><strong>Serialized Data Support</strong> – Safely search and replace serialized data without breaking structure or integrity.</li>
<li><strong>Remove Serialized Items</strong> – Delete specific items from serialized arrays in the database.</li>
<li><strong>Role-Based Access</strong> – Assign plugin management to specific user roles for better control.</li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg and Page Builder Compatible</strong> – Fully supports real-time replacements inside block editors and builders.</li>
<li><strong>Targeted DB Replacement</strong> – Refine search by limiting database replacements to post titles, content, or excerpts.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to replace in DB?</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Start by generating a report</strong>: Select the <strong>Dry Run</strong> option located at the bottom of the settings section.</li>
<li><strong>Review the report</strong>: A modal window will appear, showing the specific rows and data that will be affected by the replacement.</li>
<li><strong>Proceed if satisfied</strong>: If the preview looks accurate and matches what you intend to replace, simply close the report window, uncheck <strong>Dry Run</strong>, and click the <strong>Find & Replace</strong> button.</li>
<li><strong>⚠️ Attention:</strong> Please carefully review the dry run report before making any changes. Once replacements are applied to the database, they <strong>cannot be undone</strong>. The PRO version includes an undo feature, but it must be installed before performing the replacement.</li>
<li><strong>✅ Important Tip:</strong> Always run a dry report first to ensure your search term and replacement are correct. If anything looks off, adjust the keyword and repeat the process until the preview shows the desired results.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pro Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Database Replacement Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Powerful search and replace in database</li>
<li>Ultimate solution for search & replace in serialized data & remove item </li>
<li>Automatic backup of the search and replacement data</li>
<li>Ultimate easy solution for restore data what you have replaced by mistake</li>
<li>Ability to check & replace each item separately which going to be replaced in the database</li>
<li>Bulk Replacement on report’s page, generate by dry run option</li>
<li>All tables in database</li>
<li>Search and replace <strong>Unicode Characters</strong> <em>UTF-8  ( e.g: U+0026, REČA )</em> in Database</li>
<li>Additional filtering options in default / custom URLs </li>
<li>Filter new comments before inserting into Database </li>
<li>Filter new post before inserting into Database (Good for auto post generation website)</li>
<li>Special feature to search and replace in <strong>large table</strong></li>
</ul>
</li>
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<p><strong>Real-Time Rendering Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>RegEx supported</li>
<li>Advance Regex – Powerful code blocks / multi-lines find and replace in real-time (masking) rendering</li>
<li>Advance Regex – Any (CSS / JS / HTML) code Block find and replacement in real-time (masking) rendering</li>
<li>Masking on Shortcodes</li>
<li><strong>Advance filtering options</strong> :-
<ul>
<li>Case insensitive – search and replace case sensitive or insensitive</li>
<li>Whole Word – search and replace whole word </li>
<li>Unicode – search and replace Unicode Characters</li>
<li>Skip posts / page / custom taxonomies etc.. urls</li>
<li>Skip CSS – External, Internal, Inline</li>
<li>Skip JavaScript – External, Internal</li>
<li>Skip pages – if you don’t want to apply rules on any specific page</li>
<li>Skip posts – if you don’t want to apply rules on any specific posts</li>
<li>Bypass rule  – keep texts unchanged on specific area with special pattern</li>
<li>Bypass rule  – keep base links / urls ( post, pages, custom taxonomies etc..) unchanged where find word exists in that URL.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Advance Regex – Code blocks / multi lines find and replacement example – (Real-time Rendering)</h4>
<p><em>Find code block and replace with your own or keep blank *replacement field</em> to remove code block. Let consider the following CSS code block for replace. Put following<br />
code block in find field*</p>
<pre><code><style media="screen">
    html { margin-top: 32px !important; }
    * html body { margin-top: 32px !important; }
    @media screen and ( max-width: 782px ) {
        html { margin-top: 46px !important; }
        * html body { margin-top: 46px !important; }
    }
</style>
</code></pre>
<p><em>Then put following code block in *Replace</em> field to replace the above code block*</p>
<pre><code><style>
.site-title a{color: red;}
</style>
</code></pre>
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<h3>➡️ Basic Documentation To Get Started</h3>
<ul>
<li>Setup Video Guide – How to install and setup search and replace rules<br />
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nDv6T72sRfc?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></li>
</ul>
<p>👉 Real-time search and replace</p>
<ul>
<li>General options for filtering
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.codesolz.net/better-find-and-replace/real-time-find-replace/general-options/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Demo & Documentation</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Advance options for filtering
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.codesolz.net/better-find-and-replace/real-time-find-replace/advance-filters/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Demo & Documentation</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>👉 Search and replace in Database</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.codesolz.net/better-find-and-replace/search-replace-in-database/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Demo & Documentation</a></li>
<li>Find and replace in Database tables
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.codesolz.net/better-find-and-replace/search-replace-in-database/find-and-replace-in-tables/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Demo & Documentation</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Find and replace in Database URLs
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.codesolz.net/better-find-and-replace/search-replace-in-database/find-and-replace-urls/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Demo &  Documentation</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Forum and Feature Request</h4>
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<h4>For Quick Support, feature request and bug reporting</h4>
<ul>
<li> Visit our website <a href="https://codesolz.net/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=README&utm_campaign=real-time-auto-find-and-replace" rel="nofollow ugc">To Get Instant Support</a></li>
<li> For more dedicated support or feature request write to us at <a href="mailto:support@codesolz.net" rel="nofollow ugc">support@codesolz.net</a> or create a ticket <a href="http://support.codesolz.net/public/create-ticket" rel="nofollow ugc"> Support Center</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Visit our forum to share your experience or request features</h4>
<ul>
<li> Visit our <a href="https://codesolz.net/forum/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=README&utm_campaign=real-time-auto-find-and-replace" rel="nofollow ugc">forum</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>As it’s open source, check our github development Status</h4>
<ul>
<li> Check development status or issues in <a href="https://github.com/CodeSolz/real-time-auto-find-and-replace" rel="nofollow ugc"> github.com/CodeSolz/real-time-auto-find-and-replace </a>
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</ul>
</blockquote>


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