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This plugin brings the familiar Search and Replace functionality that PC users have grown accustomed to in Microsoft Word<\/strong> and Google Docs<\/strong> to the Block Editor.<\/p>\n\n

Now you can easily search and replace text right in the Block Editor. Its easy and does exactly what it says. You can also match the text case using the 'Match Case | Expression' toggle.<\/p>\n\n

\u2714\ufe0f Features<\/h4>\n\n

Our plugin comes with everything you need to find and replace text quicker and more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n

\u2714\ufe0f Search & Replace<\/strong> text, typos, keywords faster.\n\u2714\ufe0f Shortcut Keys<\/strong> - CMD + SHIFT + F.\n\u2714\ufe0f Match Case<\/strong> Sensitivity.\n\u2714\ufe0f Custom Hooks<\/strong> to help you customize plugin behaviour.\n\u2714\ufe0f Available in mutiple langauges<\/strong> such as Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Russian, German, Italian, Croatian, Spanish & French languages.\n\u2714\ufe0f Backward compatible<\/strong>, works with most WP versions.<\/p>\n\n

\u2728 Getting Started<\/h4>\n\n

Create a new Post or open an existing Post. Locate the 'Search and Replace' icon at the top left<\/strong> corner of the Block Editor and click on it. Proceed to type in the text you wish to replace and click on 'Replace'.<\/p>\n\n

You can get a taste of how this works, by using the demo<\/a> link.<\/p>\n\n

\u26a1 Shortcut Keys & Text Selection<\/h4>\n\n

To quickly access the Search and Replace modal, press CTRL + SHIFT + F<\/strong>. This will fire up the dialog box where you can quickly change things.<\/p>\n\n

You can also select text<\/strong> on your Block Editor and use the Shortcut<\/strong>. This will grab the text you have selected and fire up your dialog box with the text already typed into it. This makes working with the Search and Replace tool faster.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udd0c\ud83c\udfa8 Plug and Play or Customize<\/h4>\n\n

The Search & Replace for Block Editor plugin is built to work right out of the box. Simply install, activate and start using.<\/p>\n\n

Want to add your personal touch? All of our documentation can be found here<\/a>. You can override the plugin's behaviour with custom logic of your own using hooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Contribute<\/h3>\n\n

If you'd like to contribute to the development of this plugin, you can find it on GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

To build, clone repo and run npm install && npm run build<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Go to 'Plugins > Add New' on your WordPress admin dashboard.<\/li>\n
  2. Search for 'Search and Replace for Block Editor' plugin from the official WordPress plugin repository.<\/li>\n
  3. Click 'Install Now' and then 'Activate'.<\/li>\n
  4. Create a new Post or Open an existing Post.<\/li>\n
  5. You should now see the 'Search and Replace' icon at the top left.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

    1.10.0<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • Feat: Added translation languages for Japanese<\/code>,Indonesian<\/code>, Turkish<\/code>, Polish<\/code>, Dutch<\/code>, Brazil<\/code> and Portuguese<\/code>.<\/li>\n
    • Feat: Add toggle for Regex expression matching.<\/li>\n
    • Feat: Add Plugin options page.<\/li>\n
    • Feat: Add Shortcut command (CMD + F).<\/li>\n
    • Feat: Add custom hooks: afterSearchReplace<\/code>, excludedPostTypes<\/code>, regexPattern<\/code>.<\/li>\n
    • Fix: Make default search literal & regex opt-in.<\/li>\n
    • Refactor: Use replaceInput<\/code> in place of repeated instances of text<\/code>.<\/li>\n
    • Test: Add e2e tests for plugin codebase.<\/li>\n
    • Tested up to WP 6.9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      1.9.0<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      • Feat: Use Composer setup for plugin.<\/li>\n
      • Tested up to WP 6.9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        1.8.0<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Feat: Add Search & Replace feature for table head, foot & caption.<\/li>\n
        • Fix: Reset Replace<\/code> input field.<\/li>\n
        • Tested up to WP 6.8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          1.7.0<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Fix: Issue with rich content replacement (HTML bearing string).<\/li>\n
          • Feat: On Modal open, show items found for Highlighted text.<\/li>\n
          • Fix: Console warnings & errors.<\/li>\n
          • Tested up to WP 6.8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            1.6.0<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • Feat: Add search and replace functionality for Table Block<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
            • Feat: Add new custom hook search-replace-for-block-editor.handleAttributeReplacement<\/code>.<\/li>\n
            • Docs: Update README docs.<\/li>\n
            • Tested up to WP 6.8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

              1.5.0<\/h4>\n\n
                \n
              • Fix: Missing icon due to recent WP 6.8 upgrade.<\/li>\n
              • Feat: Add local WP dev env.<\/li>\n
              • Chore: Update Plugin contributors list.<\/li>\n
              • Update README docs.<\/li>\n
              • Tested up to WP 6.7.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                1.4.0<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • Feat: Add search icon to Toolbar.<\/li>\n
                • Feat: Add new custom hook search-replace-for-block-editor.replaceBlockAttribute<\/code>.<\/li>\n
                • Chore: Enforce WP linting across plugin.<\/li>\n
                • Test: Improve unit tests cases.<\/li>\n
                • Refactor: Search & Replace core logic to use replaceBlockAttribute<\/code> hook.<\/li>\n
                • Tested up to WP 6.7.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                  1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n
                    \n
                  • Feat: Add Search count feature.<\/li>\n
                  • Tested up to WP 6.7.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                    1.2.3<\/h4>\n\n
                      \n
                    • Fix: Crashing Gutenberg Block Editor on Toggle Block Inserter.<\/li>\n
                    • Tested up to WP 6.7.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                      1.2.2<\/h4>\n\n
                        \n
                      • Fix style issues for WP 6.6.2.<\/li>\n
                      • Fix timeout issues causing Icon not to load.<\/li>\n
                      • Fix backward compatibility issues due to WP upgrade.<\/li>\n
                      • Apply coding standards.<\/li>\n
                      • Update README notes.<\/li>\n
                      • Tested up to WP 6.7.1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                        1.2.1<\/h4>\n\n
                          \n
                        • Fix in modal selection issue.<\/li>\n
                        • Fix missing tooltip component.<\/li>\n
                        • Fix block editor selection issue due to iframe.<\/li>\n
                        • Update README notes.<\/li>\n
                        • Tested up to WP 6.7.1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                          1.2.0<\/h4>\n\n
                            \n
                          • Fix WP upgrade 6.7 issues.<\/li>\n
                          • Add text selection shortcut functionality.<\/li>\n
                          • Update README notes.<\/li>\n
                          • Tested up to WP 6.7.0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                            1.1.1<\/h4>\n\n
                              \n
                            • Update README notes.<\/li>\n
                            • Update asset icons & screenshots.<\/li>\n
                            • Tested up to WP 6.6.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                              1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n
                                \n
                              • Feat: Case Sensitive toggle.<\/li>\n
                              • Update asset images and screenshots.<\/li>\n
                              • Fix Bugs and Linting issues.<\/li>\n
                              • Update README.txt file.<\/li>\n
                              • Update Translation files.<\/li>\n
                              • Tested up to WP 6.6.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                1.0.4<\/h4>\n\n
                                  \n
                                • Update README.txt file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                  1.0.3<\/h4>\n\n
                                    \n
                                  • Implement Build Workflow<\/li>\n
                                  • Replace mt_rand<\/code> with string<\/code> for asset enqueuing.<\/li>\n
                                  • Fix Bugs and Linting issues.<\/li>\n
                                  • Tested up to WP 6.6.1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                    1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n
                                      \n
                                    • Fix styling issues observed on search icon.<\/li>\n
                                    • Implement case sensitivity feature for search and replace.<\/li>\n
                                    • Add custom hook -\u00a0search-replace-for-block-editor.caseSensitive<\/code>.<\/li>\n
                                    • Load assets via plugin directory URL.<\/li>\n
                                    • Address bugs and linting issues.<\/li>\n
                                    • Tested up to WP 6.6.1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                      1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n
                                        \n
                                      • Handle edge cases with quote, pullquote & details block.<\/li>\n
                                      • Add custom hook - search-replace-for-block-editor.keyboardShortcut<\/code>.<\/li>\n
                                      • Fix Bugs & linting issues.<\/li>\n
                                      • Updated Unit Tests & README notes.<\/li>\n
                                      • Tested up to WP 6.6.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                        1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
                                          \n
                                        • Ability to Search & Replace text within the Block Editor.<\/li>\n
                                        • Custom Hooks - search-replace-for-block-editor.allowedBlocks<\/code>.<\/li>\n
                                        • Provided support for Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Russian, German, Italian, Croatian, Spanish & French languages.<\/li>\n
                                        • Unit Tests coverage.<\/li>\n
                                        • Tested up to WP 6.5.5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Search and Replace text within the WordPress Block Editor just like Microsoft Word or Google Docs. It's super fast, easy & just works!","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/200815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200815"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/badasswp"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=200815"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=200815"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=200815"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=200815"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=200815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}