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Search and Replace Across a Joomla Site

Sometimes you have text, an image or even code that appears on many places throughout your Joomla site. Normally, updating is a slow process:

  • Open page
  • Make change
  • Close page
  • Repeat ad infinitum

Wouldn't it be nice if you could search and replace just as you do with a Microsoft Word document. You can! Here's how to do it:

  • Step 1: Click here and download an extension called ReReplacer.
  • Step 2: In the administration area of your Joomla site, go to Extensions >> Install / Uninstall and upload the file.
  • Step 3: Go to Components >> ReReplacer and click "New" in the top right hand corner.
  • Step 4: Enter your existing text, image or code in the filed labelled "Search"
  • Step 5: Enter your new text, image or code in the filed labelled "Replace"
  • Step 6: Click Save and repeat as often as you need!

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Comments  

 
#5 Ben Harper 2010-10-22 23:40
Yes - this one does: http://www.php-web-design.com/downloads.html

It searches and replaces whatever you need in the database, ie. not on the fly. Worked great for me.
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#4 Kirsten Bronoski 2010-09-10 12:30
Is there any product that will allow you to search your entire site for specific code?
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#3 Gary_M 2010-08-22 12:37
Yeah, it's more like a search and NOT replace, but search and cover!
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#2 Dan Walker 2010-07-24 14:11
You know this isn't really a search and replace. ReReplacer is a plugin that replaces dynamically, as the page is loaded. If ReReplacer is removed, the original text is still there.
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#1 Brian Teeman 2010-07-23 14:04
It would indeed be nice if rereplacer worked as described. But it doesn't.

"ReReplacer will search the text (html) of your pages for your search request and replace it with what you have told it to do.
These replacements are on the fly. That means they are not permanent. They are done every time you request a web page in your site."

This means that the replace is happening on every single page load adding extra queries and time to every page request.
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