Reference:Replace Text

Extension: Replace Text

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Overview
Description:	Provides a form to let administrators do string replacements on the entire wiki, for both page contents and page titles.
State:	stable	Dependency:	MediaWiki
Developer:	Yaron Koren, Niklas Laxström	License:	GPL v2+
Type:	MediaWiki	Category:	Administration
Edition:	BlueSpice pro, BlueSpice free (deactivated), BlueSpice farm, BlueSpice cloud	Version:	4.1+
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Features

Note:The replace text operation is a deferred operation and is placed in the job queue. It is possible that the changes are not immediately shown on all affected pages. runJobs.php can be run from the maintenance folder to do the replacement immediately and to process the job queue.

Accessibility

Test status:	2-testing complete
Checked for:	Authoring tool
Last test date:	2022-08-08
WCAG level:	AA
WCAG support:	partially supports (workaround: no)
Comments:	keyboard accessible. Screenreader issues: no form field labels, warning box has no aria-label; initial focus for replacement founds is not set, so it is difficult to select pages.
Extension type:	extended
Extension focus:	admin

ReplaceText is a MediaWiki extension that provides both a special page and a command line script that allows administrators to search and replace any text in wiki pages and titles across the wiki.

Replacing the text is done in 3 steps on the Special:ReplaceText page:

1. Entering the existing and the new text as well as selecting the namespaces and other options
2. Checking the pages on which the text appears. Possible adjustment of the page selection
3. Performing the replacement.