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How many times have you been given revisions to an image or documents for your WordPress Media Library and needed to manually remove the old versions from the site before you could upload the new image attachments?
Well, this plugin works quietly in the background on any attachment upload screen and looks for a duplicate matching attachment and replaces it with your new attachment. No need to go to a special window or panel just to replace an image, the plugin automatically intercepts the upload and takes cares of the housekeeping.
Matching is based on filenames, so the new and old filenames must be the same. This plugin searches all of your uploads folders and subfolders to find every instance of your old attachment and replaces them with the new version of your attachment so you don’t need to find and replace all your linked images in your website.
New thumbnails are also generated which will reflect the new content of your latest upload(s). Also, if you have saved any meta data in the upload’s Attachment Details, these will be preserved and moved to the new upload’s Attachment Details.
Works with single or multiple file uploads. The plugin also only loads if you are signed in to the admin area and have upload privileges.
Temporarily turning the plugin on or off, or hiding the status messages is easy. There is a settings button on all messages or you can go to the setting menu and select the Media Replace option. See screenshots below for more details.
<h3>Copyright</h3>
WXY Tools Media Replace is Copyright 2017-Present Clarence “exoboy” Bowman and wxytools.com 
WXY Tools Media Replace is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by 
the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or 
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 
GNU General Public License for more details.

WXY Tools Media Replace

Automatically replace duplicate uploaded content in your media library while preserving any associated meta data.

Syed Balkhi

WPBeginner

Mircea Sandu

WPCode

<h4>Powerful Search & Replace for WordPress</h4>
Search & Replace Everything by WPCode enables you to efficiently manage your website’s content directly from the WordPress admin. This tool is essential for site migrations, content updates, or any situation where batch find and replace text and image replacements are needed.
With an intuitive interface, you can perform detailed find and replace operations across your entire database. Select specific tables, toggle case sensitivity, and preview changes before committing. Serialized data is fully supported. Designed to handle large websites, this plugin operates smoothly without the need for external tools.
<h4>Features Include</h4>
<ul>
<li>Text Replacement – Find and replace text across multiple database tables with support for serialized data and options for case-sensitive search.</li>
<li>Replace Image – Directly replace images from the media library, automatically regenerating thumbnails to ensure visual consistency.</li>
<li>Replace Media – Manage and replace media files of various formats across your entire site.</li>
<li>Preview Changes – Always see a “dry-run” preview of the changes to ensure accuracy before applying them.</li>
<li>Large Sites Supported – Optimized for performance, capable of handling large databases efficiently.</li>
<li>Table Selection – Choose specific tables to search and replace text, ensuring that only the necessary data is affected.</li>
</ul>
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<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Site Migrations – Quickly update URLs or any site data when moving your site.</li>
<li>Content Updates – Easily replace outdated information or bulk update content across posts, pages, and custom post types.</li>
<li>Image Management – Replace outdated images and avoid duplicate uploads.</li>
<li>Media Updates – Replace media files in any format across your site.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Tips for Using Search & Replace</h4>
Backup Your Database – While the plugin is safe to use, it’s always a good idea to make a backup before making changes.
Common mistakes to avoid when replacing text:
<ul>
<li>Partial Matches – Ensure that you’re not replacing partial matches that could affect unintended content. For example, replacing “cat” could affect “category” or “concatenate”.</li>
<li>Case Sensitivity – Be mindful of case sensitivity when replacing text. If you’re looking to replace “Cat” with “Dog”, ensure that you’re not affecting “cat” or “CAT”.</li>
<li>URL Replacements – Always use the same format for both the search and replace values. For example if your search term has a trailing slash, ensure that the replacement term also has a trailing slash. E.g., “example.com/” to “example.net/” instead of “example.com/” to “example.net”.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Getting Started</h4>
After installing Search & Replace Everything by WPCode, look for the new menu item under <code>WP Admin > Tools > WP Search & Replace</code>. From there, you can start managing your content and perform find and replace operations for text or images across your entire website.

Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More


Used this plugin for a quick search & replace of non-https urls on a WP migration I just did. Worked like a charm and saved me a ton of time!


Great for post-migration cleanup!

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