Save and Load Search & Replace Profiles (PRO)

If you run the same search and replace again and again — the same staging-to-production URL swap for every client, or a fixed cleanup you repeat after each migration — re-typing the search string, replace string, and table selection every time is slow and error-prone. Update URLs PRO lets you save a configuration as a profile and load it back into the form in one click.

What is a search and replace profile?

A profile is a saved search/replace configuration stored in a custom database table (wp_kc_uu_profiles). Instead of rebuilding the form each time, you load a profile and its saved values populate the Search & Replace screen, ready to run.

A profile stores the settings you configured when you saved it, including:

• Profile name
• Search For value
• Replace With value
• Selected tables
• Case-insensitive setting
• Replace GUIDs setting

How to save a profile

1. Go to Update URLS → Search & Replace.
2. Fill in Search For and Replace With, choose your tables, and set the additional options you want.
3. Turn on the Save as Profile toggle.
4. Enter a Profile Name in the field that appears.
5. Click Run Search/Replace. The configuration is saved as a profile as the run is submitted.

How to load a profile

Saved profiles appear as chips at the top of the Search & Replace screen.

1. Go to Update URLS → Search & Replace.
2. In the saved-profiles row at the top, click the profile you want.
3. The form is pre-filled with the profile's saved search string, replace string, tables, and options.
4. Review the values, then run a dry run or the replace as usual.

How to delete a profile

1. Go to Update URLS → Search & Replace.
2. In the saved-profiles row, click the x on the profile chip you want to remove.
3. Confirm the deletion when prompted.

When profiles are worth setting up

Profiles pay off whenever the same replacement recurs:

• Staging-to-production URL swaps you repeat for every deploy.
• Client maintenance where you run the same fix across many sites.
• Agency migration playbooks you want standardized so any team member runs them the same way.

Conclusion

Profiles turn a repeated, hand-typed search and replace into a one-click load, which removes both the typing and the chance of a typo in a destructive operation. Save your common configurations once, then reuse them from the chips at the top of the Search & Replace screen. For the full PRO run experience, see how to do a dry run before search and replace.

FAQs

Where are profiles stored?

Profiles are stored in a custom database table (wp_kc_uu_profiles) that Update URLs PRO creates. They are saved per site, so each WordPress install keeps its own set of profiles. Update URLs treats its own tables as protected, so a search and replace run never overwrites your saved profiles.

Can I edit a saved profile?

There is no separate edit form for a profile. To change one, load it into the Search & Replace screen so the form is pre-filled, adjust the values, turn on Save as Profile, and save it again under the same name. If you no longer need the old configuration, delete the outdated profile from the chips row.

Does loading a profile run the replace automatically?

No. Loading a profile only fills the form with the saved values. Nothing changes in your database until you submit the run yourself. Because PRO keeps Run as dry run on by default, you can load a profile, run a dry run to preview the matches, and only then apply the change.

Are profiles available in the free version?

No. Profiles are a PRO-only feature and rely on custom tables that ship with Update URLs PRO. In the free version, the Search & Replace screen has no Save as Profile toggle and no saved-profile chips, so you re-enter the search and replace values each time.