Title: Search & Replace Everything – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links Author: KaizenCoders Published: March 30, 2022 Last modified: August 5, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/update-urls/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3635389) ![](https://ps.w.org/update-urls/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3550297) # Search & Replace Everything – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links By [KaizenCoders](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaizencoders/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/update-urls.1.5.1.zip) [Live Preview](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/?preview=1) * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/#description) * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/#installation) * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/) ## Description #### Important Note > This plugin is a fork of a [Velvet Blues Update URLS](https://wordpress.org/plugins/velvet-blues-update-urls/#description). > Since, Velvet Blues Update URLS plugin is not actively maintained and not tested > with the latest version of WordPress, We decided to maintain and continue to improve. > So, if you are already using Velvet Blues Update URLS plugin, simply download > this plugin and start using it. If you move your WordPress website to a new domain name, you will find that internal links to pages and references to images are not updated. Instead, these links and references will point to your old domain name. This plugin fixes that problem by helping you change old urls and links in your website. ### Features * 👉 Users can choose to update links embedded in content, excerpts, or custom fields * 👉 Users can choose whether to update links for attachments * 👉 View how many items were updated ### 🚀 Time-Saving Features in Update URLS PRO Upgrade to PRO and unlock powerful tools designed to give you complete control, safety, and efficiency while performing database search & replace operations. > 👉 **Select Specific Tables for Search/Replace** > Choose exactly which WordPress > database tables you want to update. No unnecessary changes — only modify what > truly matters. > 👉 **Perform a Safe Dry Run** > Preview the changes before applying them. The Dry > Run feature shows exactly what will be updated, helping you avoid costly mistakes. > 👉 **Choose Which Results to Apply** > After running a Dry Run, you can either > apply all changes or selectively execute specific search/replace results. Full > precision. Full control. > 👉 **One-Click Database Export & Import** > Always backup before making database > changes — and now you can do it instantly. PRO includes a built-in one-click database > backup and restore feature, so you’re always protected. > 👉 **Complete Search/Replace History** > Keep track of every operation performed. > View detailed history logs to monitor changes and maintain accountability. > 👉 **One-Click Undo (Rollback)** > Made a mistake? No problem. Instantly undo or > roll back a search/replace operation with a single click. > 👉 **Save & Load Custom Profiles** > Frequently repeat the same search/replace > tasks? Save custom profiles and reload them anytime to streamline recurring workflows. > 👉 **Priority Email Support and updates** > Your success matters to us. PRO users > receive priority support and ongoing updates to ensure a smooth and reliable experience. [Update URLS PRO](https://kaizencoders.com/update-urls) is built for developers, agencies, and site owners who want speed, safety, and total confidence while managing their WordPress database. **Spread The Love ❤️** If you like Update URLS, please leave a [five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/reviews/#new-post) and also spread the word about it via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/). That helps fellow website owners assess Update URLS easily and benefit from it! **What’s Next** If you like this plugin then consider checking out our other solutions: [URL Shortify](https://wordpress.org/plugins/url-shortify/) – Simple, Powerful and Easy URL Shortener Plugin For WordPress. > URL Shortify helps you beautify, manage, and share any URL on or off of your WordPress > website. Create links that look how you want using your domain name! It’s a Simple, > Easy & Elegant self hosted alternative to Bitly, TinyURL, Cuttly, Pretty Links, > URL Shortener By My Theme Shop, Rebrandly, BL.Link, Short.io, and many other SaaS > URL Shortener services. [UtilityKit](https://wordpress.org/plugins/utility-kit/) > UtilityKit is a powerful and versatile WordPress plugin that provides a collection > of essential tools and features to enhance your website’s functionality. It includes > a variety of utilities such as show/hide admin bar, disable comments, enable/disable > WordPress debug log and see logs inside WordPress admin and many more. All designed > to improve user experience and streamline website management. [Logify](https://wordpress.org/plugins/logify/) > Logify is a comprehensive logging and monitoring plugin for WordPress that helps > you keep track of various activities and events on your website. It provides detailed > logs of user actions, system events, and errors, allowing you to monitor and troubleshoot > your site effectively. [Magic Link](https://wordpress.org/plugins/magic-link/) > Magic Link is a passwordless authentication plugin for WordPress that allows users > to log in securely via email links. It eliminates the need for traditional passwords, > enhancing both security and user convenience. > With Magic Link, users simply enter their email address, receive a unique login > link, and gain instant access to their accounts. This plugin is perfect for improving > user experience while maintaining strong security standards. [Social Linkz](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-linkz/) – Lightweight and fast social media sharing plugin > Easily place social share icon on your posts, pages etc.. ## Screenshots [⌊The Admin screen for the plugin.⌉⌊The Admin screen for the plugin.⌉[ The Admin screen for the plugin. [⌊Select table to search/replace. [PRO]⌉⌊Select table to search/replace. [PRO]⌉[ Select table to search/replace. **[PRO]** [⌊Additional Settings - Dry Run. [PRO]⌉⌊Additional Settings - Dry Run. [PRO]⌉[ Additional Settings – Dry Run. **[PRO]** [⌊Setting. [PRO]⌉⌊Setting. [PRO]⌉[ Setting. **[PRO]** [⌊Search & Replace History. [PRO]⌉⌊Search & Replace History. [PRO]⌉[ Search & Replace History. **[PRO]** [⌊Details Of Specific Search/Replace. [PRO]⌉⌊Details Of Specific Search/Replace.[ PRO]⌉[ Details Of Specific Search/Replace. **[PRO]** [⌊One-Click Database Backup/Import. [PRO]⌉⌊One-Click Database Backup/Import. [PRO ]⌉[ One-Click Database Backup/Import. **[PRO]** ## Installation **The easy way..** 1. Go to WordPress Dashboard. Locate **Plugins -> Add New** 2. Search **Update URLS** plugin using the search option 3. Find the plugin and click **Install Now** button 4. After installation, click on **Activate** Plugin link to activate the plugin. **The hard way..** 1. Download the plugin [update-urls.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls.zip) 2. Go to WordPress Dashboard. Locate **Plugins -> Add New** 3. Click on the **Upload Plugin** link from the top 4. Upload the downloaded **update-urls.zip** file and click on Install Now 5. After installation, click on **Activate** Plugin link to activate the plugin. #### Usage: Using this plugin is very simple. Once it has been activated, navigate to **Update URLS** and follow the instructions. Please Note: Changes are irreversible. If you haven’t used this plugin before, please backup your website before proceeding. ## FAQ ### Why are my URLS not updated? URLs are only replaced when an exact match is found. Be sure that you have entered the correct url and hit submit. (Note: Matching is case-sensitive.) ### Why do I see the message “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page”? Make sure that the plugin is activated and that you are an administrator level user. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/34c0598fa90f4bbd318e006132c4580851969dc075af73b4281601f251211bf5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I appreciate the notices](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-appreciate-the-notices/)󠁿 [2thepowerof1](https://profiles.wordpress.org/2thepowerof1/) August 3, 2026 This plugin tells you if you have inconsistent urls, and makes it easy to correct them… delivers as promised. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28bba22fb4ee455ed09501d239d8c69e7aa08be428db03e153b1754b7663af65? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Delivers what it promises](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delivers-what-it-promises-9/)󠁿 [lydiamann592](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lydiamann592/) June 20, 2026 Does just what it promises, without damaging existing code. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f60379aef7b0eba07c6d7135d4bc41bfe138380b1858611b023ea281dc5ca248? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[How do you mess this up?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-mess-this-up/)󠁿 [nihonscope](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nihonscope/) April 14, 2026 1 reply Find replace -> X to YPlugin says… COOL BRO WE DID IT…Check..Nope…Do again…COOL BRO WE DID ITCheck…Nope.Sign in to Wordpress…give 1 star. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a5a002935f8d9e5979160ef1a66fe5773f5d5d4186b44baf5d4543727934a06e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Fantastic plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fantastic-plugin-2093/)󠁿 [davidjax](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidjax/) January 14, 2026 Having used the now defunct Velvet Blues for many years I was pleased to find this fork. It works seamlessly, thanks very much! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e441d8598aab74e2d095fd5bb2151ba5738c6af3c8ef6b90c4bf95a61fd365fd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy & fast](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-fast-24/)󠁿 [webdesguy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdesguy/) December 13, 2025 Like the title says, very painless. Also – do back up before you change stuff. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f94e58545bd0a1140b0045dd80d9fefb2323a2215e8a960fc3b3ad1dd75c6447? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[An incredible time saver](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/an-incredible-time-saver-2/)󠁿 [Magnus Andreasson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreasson/) October 31, 2025 This plugin has already saved me many hours of work.I can really recommend this plugin for anyone that wants to find and edit links really quick. [ Read all 25 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Search & Replace Everything – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ KaizenCoders ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaizencoders/) * [ Mike L ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikeatkaizencoders/) “Search & Replace Everything – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links” has been translated into 5 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/update-urls/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Search & Replace Everything – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/update-urls) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/update-urls/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/update-urls/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/update-urls/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/update-urls/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.5.1 – 2026-08-05 * Fix: Readme.txt format. #### 1.5.0 – 2026-08-05 * New: Search & Replace now runs on the server. Start it and close the tab, leave the page or shut your browser — it carries on, and reopening the page picks it back up. You get a notice when it finishes, wherever you are in the admin. ** PRO** * New: A Stop button for a running replace. Whatever was already changed is saved to History and can still be undone. **PRO** * New: Undo now puts back everything a replace changed. Before, it restored only a small part of a large replace and reported success anyway — and on longer content it could put back a shortened copy. **PRO** * New: When Undo cannot restore something, it now tells you which items and why, shows you what is there now next to the original, and offers to put the original back anyway if that is what you want. **PRO** * New: An interrupted Undo carries on from where it stopped instead of finishing half done and calling itself complete. **PRO** * New: History now shows whether an operation was fully undone, partly undone, or cannot be undone, and how much of it can still be restored. **PRO** * New: A dry run that finds nothing now says so, instead of ending with an empty result and no explanation. **PRO** * Fix: Links saved by page builders, directory plugins and similar tools were being missed, so images and links stayed broken even though the replace reported success.** PRO** * Fix: A dry run could change your site address. It is now genuinely preview-only.** PRO** * Fix: On very large sites, some rows could be missed or changed twice. **PRO** * Fix: On sites with caching, changes could look as though they had not happened— including your site address still showing the old one after an undo. **PRO** * Fix: Search & Replace no longer touches the plugin’s own records. “Select All” previously included them, which could damage your History and leave Undo unable to work. **PRO** * Fix: Some stored settings were being rewritten even when they did not contain the text you searched for. **PRO** * Fix: Pressing Tab in “Search For” now moves to “Replace With” rather than the swap button. **PRO** * Update: Large databases are considerably faster. The later stages of a big replace no longer slow to a crawl. **PRO** * Update: “Max Results” now only controls how many changes are listed on screen. It no longer limits what Undo can restore. **PRO** * Update: So that Undo can be relied on, the plugin now keeps the original values from your 50 most recent operations, which uses some database space. Operations from before this update cannot be undone and are marked as such. **PRO** [See the detailed changelog](https://kaizencoders.com/docs/update-urls/changelog) ## Commercial plugin This plugin is free but offers additional paid commercial upgrades or support. [View support](http://kaizencoders.com/contact) ## Meta * Version **1.5.1** * Last updated **4 days ago** * Active installations **20,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.0.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.3** * PHP version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/), [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/), [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/), and [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/update-urls) * Tags * [migration](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/migration/)[search and replace](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-and-replace/) [search replace](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-replace/)[search replace database](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-replace-database/) [update database urls](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/update-database-urls/) * [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/update-urls/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 21 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 2 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/update-urls/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ KaizenCoders ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaizencoders/) * [ Mike L ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikeatkaizencoders/) ## Support Got something to say? 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