This first tab, Search + Replace, searches through the chosen metadata field looking for a word or phrase, and then replaces all its occurrences with alternative text.

Search Replace Transfer is a Lightroom 2 and 3 plug-in designed for bulk changes to text in Metadata Panel fields:

  1. Searches and replaces text like a word processor
  2. Appends text before or after existing text
  3. Transfers text between fields
  4. Copies metadata between IPTC location and IPTC-Extension fields
  5. Creates smart collections based on the current item’s metadata
  6. Transfers metadata from iView/Expression Media to 18 custom fields
  7. Checks you’ve entered data in fields like the title, caption and keywords
  8. Makes the calendar month and stack position searchable