Search Regex vs WP Synchro – The Ultimate WordPress Migration Tool

Search Regex adds a powerful set of search and replace functions to WordPress posts, pages, custom post types, and other data sources. These go beyond the standard searching capabilities, and allow you to search and replace almost any data stored on your site. In addition to simple searches you have the full power of PHP’s regular expressions at your disposal. You can use this to do things like: – Help migrate a site from one domain to another – Update URLs in links and images – Perform site-wide changes Search filters can be created to match any column of any WordPress table. For example: – Find all posts in a category – Find all post meta data without a post – Find all posts in a date range Search Regex handles small and large sites. Search Regex has been tested with PHP from 7.4 to 8.4. What can I search? You can search: – Posts – Pages – Any custom post type – Comments (including spam) – Users – Meta data – WordPress options Full regular expression support is provided, and you can capture data and use it in the replacement. Actions A variety of actions can be performed on matching results: – Modify and replace the result – Delete the result – Export to CSV and SQL – Perform custom PHP action Modify and Replace Data Results can be individually modified by clicking on the item to change, and using the popup modifier. Bulk modifications can be performed against all matching results. The types of modification depend on the data being changed: – Numbers can be added or subtracted to existing numbers – Hours, days, weeks, and months, can be added to dates – Tags and categories can be added, removed, and substitued Custom shortcodes are supported that allow dynamic data to be included: – Add the current date and time, in any format, to content – Insert data from other columns. For example, insert the category into the title – Transform existing data. For example, convert case, change underscores to dashes. Example uses Some ideas for potential uses: – Delete all comments that match a phrase – Add a category to all matching posts – Remove orphaned meta data Support Please submit bugs, patches, and feature requests to: https://github.com/johngodley/search-regex Please submit translations to: https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/search-regex Translations Translations are provided by WordPress itself. You can update the translations by going to the Dashboard > Updates section of WP admin. Documentation Full documentation can be found on the Search Regex site.

WP Synchro is the ultimate WordPress migration plugin for professionals and agencies. Easily migrate, clone, backup, and synchronize your WordPress site, including database, media, plugins, themes, and custom files. WP Synchro is designed for fast, secure, and customizable migrations between local, staging, and production environments. Key Features (Free): * One-click WordPress database migration (pull/push) * Search/replace in database data (supports serialized data) * Handles migration of database table prefixes between sites * Select specific database tables or migrate all * Automatic cache clearing after migration for popular cache plugins * Secure, encrypted data transfer – no third-party servers * Set up once, run multiple times – perfect for development, staging, and production PRO Features: * File migration: media, plugins, themes, custom files/folders * Only migrate changed files for faster sync * User confirmation before making file changes * Customize migrations down to a single file or folder * Support for basic authentication (.htaccess) * Email notifications on migration success or failure * Database backup before migration * WP CLI command for scheduled migrations (cron) * 14-day free trial for PRO features Typical Use Cases: * Move or clone WordPress sites between servers or hosts * Push local development or staging sites to production * Pull a copy of a live site for debugging or development * Keep staging and production in sync * Back up your WordPress site Quick Start Install WP Synchro on both source and destination WordPress sites. Activate the plugin via the Plugins menu. Create a new migration job in WP Synchro. Select what to migrate: database, files, or both. Run the migration and watch your site move! Rerun the same migration anytime with one click. Support & Documentation For detailed documentation and support, visit WP Synchro Documentation.