Introduction
When it comes to managing a WordPress website, making minor changes here and there through the CMS or PhpMyAdmin isn’t usually a big deal. However, sometimes you need to update many elements on your site at once, in which case a WordPress search and replace may be necessary.
Perhaps you just migrated from HTTP to HTTPS, for example, and you need to update all of your hard-coded HTTP URLs in the WordPress database. Alternatively, maybe you are changing domains and need to update all the database references. There are many scenarios in which knowing how to perform a bulk WordPress search and replace can save you a lot of time.
Regardless of the chosen "search and replace" method and regardless if you are on local or remote, ALWAYS make a backup of the database first.