Sigma Search & Replace
Sigma Search & Replace is a comprehensive WordPress plugin that allows you to search and replace content throughout your WordPress database with ease and safety. Whether you’re migrating a site, changing domain names, or updating content across multiple posts, this plugin provides a user-friendly in
Sigma Search & Replace is a comprehensive WordPress plugin that allows you to search and replace content throughout your WordPress database with ease and safety. Whether you’re migrating a site, changing domain names, or updating content across multiple posts, this plugin provides a user-friendly interface to handle complex database operations.
How It Works
- 01Search Phase – The plugin searches through your database tables to find matches
- 02Review Results – View detailed reports of what will be changed before proceeding
- 03Replace Phase – Safely execute the replacement with progress tracking
- 04Completion Report – Get a detailed summary of all changes made
Key Features
- Selective Table Processing – Choose which tables to include in operations
- Two-Step Safety – Search → review → Replace ; nothing changes until you click replace.
- Case Sensitive/Insensitive Search – Full control over search sensitivity
- GUID Protection – Option to skip WordPress GUIDs to maintain data integrity
- Serialized-Data Support – Detect and update strings stored inside PHP-serialized arrays or objects without breaking their structure.
- Real-time Search Progress – Live progress tracking with detailed reporting; click Stop to cancel mid-run.
- Real-time Replace Progress – Live progress tracking with detailed reporting; click Stop to cancel mid-run.
- Batch Processing – Handles large databases efficiently with configurable batch sizes
- Detailed Search Preview – Comprehensive user-friendly interface showing exactly what was found and changed
- Detailed Reports & Logs – Per-table hit counts, replacement summaries, and error logs.
- Multisite Ready – Network admin: any site; sub-site admin: own site only.