Troy Chaplin

<p>Smart Media Replacement is a WordPress plugin that allows you to replace media files while maintaining their original URLs and metadata. This is particularly useful for updating files like PDFs, images, or other documents without breaking existing links, especially when organizing media in year and month based folders.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Replace media files while maintaining original URLs</li>
<li>Preserves all existing links (both internal and external)</li>
<li>Maintains file metadata and relationships</li>
<li>Simple and intuitive interface in the WordPress Media Library</li>
<li>Supports all file types supported by WordPress</li>
<li>Validates file names to prevent accidental URL changes</li>
<li>Enforces dimension matching for images to prevent layout issues</li>
<li>Automatically handles WordPress scaled images</li>
<li>Validates file type matching to ensure consistency</li>
<li>AJAX-based replacement with error handling</li>
</ul>
<h4>Important Requirements</h4>
<p><strong>Filename Matching</strong><br />
The new file MUST have exactly the same filename as the original file. For example, if your original file is <code>logo.png</code>, your replacement must also be named <code>logo.png</code>.</p>
<p><strong>Image Dimensions (Images Only)</strong><br />
For images, the replacement MUST have identical dimensions (width × height) to prevent layout issues.</p>
<p><strong>File Types</strong><br />
The replacement file must be the same file type as the original. The plugin validates MIME types to ensure consistency.</p>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>This plugin:<br />
* Does not collect or transmit any user data<br />
* Does not use cookies<br />
* Only processes files locally on your server<br />
* Does not communicate with external services</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to the WordPress Media Library</li>
<li>Find the file you want to replace</li>
<li>Click on the file to view its details</li>
<li>Look for the “Replace File” button in the attachment details</li>
<li>Click “Replace File” and select your new file</li>
<li>The replacement will happen automatically</li>
</ol>


Smart Media Replacement

Replace media files while maintaining their original URLs and metadata. Update PDFs, images, or documents without breaking existing links.

Frank Bueltge

Inpsyde GmbH

Simon Kraft

WP Media

ChriCo

Rene Reimann

s-hinse

<p>With Search & Replace you can search for everything and replace this with everything <strong>but before</strong> you do this you can easily <strong>create</strong> a simple <strong>database backup</strong> and restore it.</p>
<p>For avoiding problem please keep in mind that this plugin search and replace strictly what is specified in “Replace With”.<br />
Common error example:<br />
Search For: http://web.com/wordpress/<br />
Replace With: http://neuweb.com/wordpress<br />
The url become something like: http://neuweb.com/wordpresscontent/…</p>
<p>Correct “Replace with”:<br />
Search For: http://web.com/wordpress/<br />
Replace With: http://neuweb.com/wordpress/<br />
The url become something like: http://neuweb.com/wordpress/content/…</p>
<p><strong>We have implemented special features!</strong></p>
<p>The first one is “Replace a Domain / URL” that is useful for a quick and simple transfer or a migration of a WordPress site.<br />
The second feature is full support for serialized data. There are a lot more features – check them out! 🙂</p>
<p>Our goal with this plugin is to give you a good solution for manipulating your data for both Developers and Users of WordPress.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> This plugin requires PHP 5.6 or higher to be activated.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://github.com/wp-media/search-and-replace" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Checkout our GitHub Repository</strong></a></p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Search & replace data in your WordPress database</li>
<li>Change domain/URL of WordPress installation</li>
<li>Handle serialized data</li>
<li>Choose dry run or download SQL file</li>
<li>Change table prefix</li>
<li>Backup & restore your database</li>
<li>WordPress Multisite support</li>
<li>Localized and ready for your own language</li>
</ul>
<h4>Crafted by WP Media</h4>
<p><strong>Made by <a href="https://wp-media.me" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Media</a></strong>.</p>
<h4>Donation?</h4>
<p>You want to donate – we prefer a <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/search-and-replace?rate=5#postform" rel="ugc">positive review</a>, not more.</p>


Search & Replace

Search & Replace data in your database with WordPress admin, replace domains/URLs of your WordPress installation.

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