Search Regex vs SearchWP
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| Feature | Search Regex v3.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | SearchWP v4.6.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Search Regex | SearchWP ($) |
| Pros | Regex search across posts, comments, users, terms, options and meta; Saved presets for repeat searches; WP-CLI command available for scripted runs | Indexes posts, taxonomies, attachments, comments and users; Fuzzy, partial and synonym matching with stopword control; Search forms placed by shortcode or Gutenberg block |
| Cons | Bulk replacements write to the database; mistakes are hard to undo; Only the core WordPress data sources are covered | Paid licence required; this code has no free edition; Weekly usage tracking runs unless a filter disables it |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Regex search and replace, Choose sources: posts, comments, users, terms, options and meta, Save and import search presets, Tools screen for running searches, WP-CLI search-regex command | Index posts, taxonomies, attachments, comments and users ($), Fuzzy and partial matching ($), Synonyms and stopwords ($), Search form Gutenberg block ($), searchwp_template shortcode for results ($), Weekly email summaries ($), Page builder search blocks ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | — | Divi ($), bbPress ($), WPML ($), Polylang ($), Elementor ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($), WP All Import ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | — | searchwp.com, plugin.searchwp.com, swpusage.com |
| Blocks | — | 3 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |