Title: Replace didn’t work
Last modified: January 15, 2024

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# Replace didn’t work

 *  Resolved [sonof101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonof101/)
 * (@sonof101)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-didnt-work/)
 * I ran the plugin to replace a load of links in a lot of posts, changing one word
   in every link, but it hasn’t replaced them and now the dry run search finds nothing
   when I search the old word. What went wrong? Is it a cache thing? Will it take
   a while for the changes to show up in posts?

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 *  Plugin Support [Delicious Brains Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbisupport/)
 * (@dbisupport)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-didnt-work/#post-17344421)
 * Hi there!
 * Better Search Replace Support Team here, Thanks for reaching out with your query
   we would be happy to assist
 * The replace should take effect instantly on your database. It’s possible that
   it’s a cache issue. If you have any caching plugins installed, kindly try clearing
   any cache on your site and check if that resolves the issue.
 * If the issue persists, please provide a link to a post/page where the old link
   still exists. Kindly also provide the exact search and replace term you’re using
   for further investigation.
 * We look forward to hearing back!
 *  Thread Starter [sonof101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonof101/)
 * (@sonof101)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-didnt-work/#post-17344627)
 * Update: It does seem to have been a cache issue and took some time for the fix
   to show up.
 *  Plugin Support [Delicious Brains Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbisupport/)
 * (@dbisupport)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-didnt-work/#post-17346052)
 * Hi [@sonof101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonof101/),
 * Thank you for letting us know. We’re happy to help!

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