Search & Replace Text in Blocks adds a powerful search and replace functionality to the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg). Quickly find and replace text across all your content blocks without leaving the editor.

Features:

Search text across all text-based blocks (paragraphs, headings, lists, quotes, etc.)
Replace single occurrences or all matches at once
Built-in Undo button to revert changes
Case-sensitive search option
Whole word matching option
Visual highlighting of found blocks and text
Navigate between matches with Previous/Next buttons
Pasted text cleanup: fix double spaces, non-breaking spaces from Word, space before punctuation, space after an opening ¿ or ¡, straight quotes to Spanish « », and ellipsis, all with one click
Missing opening marks: finds ? and ! without their ¿ or ¡ and lets you review and add each one before applying
Searches every text attribute of a block, not just the first one found
Toolbar icon in the editor header for quick access
Also accessible from the editor’s three-dot menu
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+F (Cmd+Option+F on Mac), also listed in the editor keyboard shortcuts help
Draggable floating panel
Auto-focus on search field when opening the panel
Accessible and screen reader friendly

Supported Blocks:

Paragraph
Heading
List Item
Quote
Pullquote
Verse
Preformatted
Code
Table cells
And any block with text content

How to Use:

Open any post or page in the block editor
Click the search icon in the top toolbar, press Ctrl+Alt+F (Cmd+Option+F on Mac), or select “Search & Replace” from the editor’s three-dot menu
Enter your search term and click “Find”
Navigate between matches using the arrow buttons
Enter replacement text and click “Replace” or “Replace All”
Use the “Undo” button to revert changes if needed

Support

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