by InstaWP 4.6 (125 reviews)

String locator

Name: String locator
Rating: 4.6 (125 reviews)
Author: InstaWP

Find and edit code or texts in your themes and plugins

String locator ranks #363 among WordPress.org plugins with 100,000+ active installations, is #53 of 5,097 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 4.6/5 rating from 125 reviews, and was last updated Sep 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.2

v2.6.8 Current Version v2.6.8

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 29 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#53 of 5,097 in Utilities & Tools Top 1% by installs Downloads +1613.9% this week Actively maintained

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#363

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Active Installs

100K+

-37.5%

KW Avg Position

0.2 better

Downloads

1.5M

+1,786 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (125 reviews)

Next Milestone 200K

Total Progress 56.9%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

125 reviews

Overall 92%

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9 (7%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 day ago

Jan 20, 2025

String locator [string-locator] < 2.6.7 (closed)

CVE-2024-10936 · Fixed in v2.6.7
Aug 23, 2024

String locator [string-locator] < 2.6.6 (closed)

CVE-2023-6987 · Fixed in v2.6.6
Aug 8, 2022

String locator [string-locator] < 2.6.0 (closed)

CVE-2022-2434 · Fixed in v2.6.0
Mar 1, 2022

String locator [string-locator] < 2.5.0 (closed)

CVE-2022-0493 · Fixed in v2.5.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.6.8
Last Updated: Sep 29, 2026
Requires WP: 4.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1.2
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: InstaWP

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 125
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

find Highlight search syntax text

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress theme and plugin developers or site administrators who need to edit hardcoded text in their site's code. It solves the problem of locating which file and line contains a specific piece of text across themes, plugins, or WordPress core so it can be edited directly.