WordPress / API Reference

`wp_search_replace_content`

WordPress tool. Search and replace text across all post content (uses Better Search Replace or WP REST)

This is a read-only tool: it searches replace content from your WordPress account. It changes nothing.

Ask Claude

You do not call this tool yourself. Ask for the outcome and the client picks the tool:

Search replace content in my WordPress account for [search], [replace].

It takes 2 required and 2 optional parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`search`	string	Yes	Search
`replace`	string	Yes	Replace
`post_type`	string	No	Post Type
`dry_run`	boolean	No	Dry Run

Related WordPress tools

wp_search_media
wp_search_plugins_org
wp_search_posts
wp_search_themes_org

Before you can call it

This tool needs a connected WordPress account. The WordPress connect guide covers how to authorize it and what it unlocks, and the quickstart gets a client talking to the server in about five minutes.

Start free — 30 tool calls a month

No card required. Connect Google Ads, Meta Ads, GA4 or Search Console and ask Claude for the outcome — it picks the tool.