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{{bigger|Be really careful here. If you mess this up, you can break a lot of pages really quickly.<br>See [[mw:Extension:Replace Text]] for more crucial-ish information on how to use this extension with regular expressions.}}
{{bigger|{{center|Be really careful here. If you mess this up, you can break a lot of pages really quickly.<br>See [[mw:Extension:Replace Text]] for more crucial-ish information on how to use this extension with regular expressions.}}}}


To replace one text string with another across all regular pages on this wiki, enter the two pieces of text here and then hit "{{int:replacetext_continue}}".
To replace one text string with another across all regular pages on this wiki, enter the two pieces of text here and then hit "{{int:replacetext_continue}}".
You will then be shown a list of pages that contain the search text, and you can choose the ones in which you want to replace it.
You will then be shown a list of pages that contain the search text, and you can choose the ones in which you want to replace it.
Your name will appear in page histories as the user responsible for any changes.
Your name will appear in page histories as the user responsible for any changes.

Latest revision as of 19:08, 20 June 2020

Be really careful here. If you mess this up, you can break a lot of pages really quickly.
See mw:Extension:Replace Text for more crucial-ish information on how to use this extension with regular expressions.

To replace one text string with another across all regular pages on this wiki, enter the two pieces of text here and then hit "⧼replacetext_continue⧽". You will then be shown a list of pages that contain the search text, and you can choose the ones in which you want to replace it. Your name will appear in page histories as the user responsible for any changes.