{"id":19012640,"date":"2026-09-06T06:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T06:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/feature-request-built-in-find-and-replace-functionality-in-the-block-editor\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T06:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T06:53:14","slug":"feature-request-built-in-find-and-replace-functionality-in-the-block-editor","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/feature-request-built-in-find-and-replace-functionality-in-the-block-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature Request: Built-in \u201cFind and Replace\u201d functionality in the Block Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would like to suggest a new core feature for the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg): a built-in \u201cFind and Replace\u201d tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, if a user needs to update a specific term, link, or shortcode across a long post or page, they have to do it manually, which is inefficient and prone to error, especially for long-form content. While there are plugins available for site-wide database search\/replace, there is no native solution for editors to perform this simple, fundamental task within the editor interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Proposed Functionality:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keyboard Shortcut:<\/strong> Add a shortcut (like Ctrl+H or Cmd+H) to open the \u201cFind and Replace\u201d modal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor Interface:<\/strong> A simple floating bar or modal that allows users to:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Input a \u201cFind\u201d term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Input a \u201cReplace with\u201d term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Options for \u201cMatch Case\u201d and \u201cMatch Whole Word\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cFind Next\u201d, \u201cReplace\u201d, and \u201cReplace All\u201d buttons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scope:<\/strong> This should work within the specific post or page being edited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-19012640","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/19012640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/19012640\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19012640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}