Find and Replacer - Wordpress Plugin
Author: Wes Goodhoofd
Find and Replacer does exactly what the the name implies: it enables users to search through their entire blog and replace phrases, words, or even tags without modifying any other text. Sure there are similar plugins available, but none give the same power to modify post content or titles.
Currently tested successfully with the latest version of Wordpress, 2.6. If you have trouble with earlier versions, or even have it work properly on earlier versions, please let me know. Due to the complexity of blogs and the different conditions this plugin must adapt to, please contact me when the plugin does not give the desired output.
For a complete list of the changes from each version, please visit the plugin homepage.
For examples and tips on using the plugin, please check the examples on the plugin homepage.
Be sure to check out my other plugins at my Wordpress profile.
USAGE
- After activating the plugin, navigate to the admin panel interface, where the options can be entered to edit the correct pages.
- Be sure to enter the correct data to modify only the specific posts.
LIMITATIONS
Since it is impossible to know every use this plugin would work with, there are some conditions that can break functionality. If you find a condition that doesn’t produce the correct result, please contact me on the plugin homepage.
INSTALLATION
- Copy the folder find-and-replacer into your WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins).
- Log in to WordPress Admin. Go to the Plugins page and click Activate.
- Navigate to the Admin Panel for Find and Replacer and edit away (the plugin creates a page under Options).
With blogs growing larger and larger all the time, Find and Replacer makes it super easy to edit pages throughout your blog installation. Change everything from words and phrases to complete tags.
What options are available?
In the interface panel, you have the ability to fine tune the editing process. You can: * enter the starting and ending page IDs of posts you want to modify * select the entire post database * choose between editing the post content, title, or both * view page IDs and other data for your posts
How does it all work?
Find and Replacer uses the REGEX engine, or regular expressions. This is a powerful system built into PHP for finding and replacing text when only specific data is known. This is the only way to replace entire tags in one pass.
Can I replace tags around other tags?
Fixed in version 1.1, Find and Replacer can now replace tags even when surrounding other tags. For more examples please visit the plugin homepage.
What if something doesn’t give me the result I want?
Since this type of application can have so many possible scenarios, please make a comment on the original blog post when you get undesired results. Please be as specific as possible.
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