Find and Replace

Owned by Sergey Yuryev(gmail)
Last updated: Apr 02, 2018 by Support Ilangl
3 min read

"Find and Replace" function allows you to find content and replace it automatically. You will find the feature useful when you have to perform several text replacement operations. To use "Find and Replace" function, please follow the steps below:

  1. Click on the 'Utils' tab.
  2. Select the master language to view the page content.
  3. Select the source content you want to find and replace. For instance, to choose the parent page content, check the box near it.

4. Once you select content and click "Find and Replace" button, you will see the following menu:

5. Here you can either enter a string you want to find or a regular expression into the "Search term" field.

6. Once done, click "Find". All the content sections containing a matching string will be displayed below.

7. There are a few attributes you can use to enhance your search:

    • Whole Word - defines whether a sub-string match should be used or not;
    • Multi Line - multi-line mode changes the meaning of ^ and $ so that they match at the beginning and end of any line respectively; not just the beginning and end of the entire string;
    • Right To Left - specifies that the search will be from right to left instead of left to right;
    • Ignore Case - specifies case-insensitive matching;
    • Text Encoding - indicates that a search should be performed throughout the content which passed the text encoding phase.
    • Tags Encoding - indicates that a search should be performed throughout the content which passed the tag processing phase.

8. Besides that, you will also see the id\name and type of content the section belongs to. You'll be able to overview the matches you've got in both HTML and Text modes (if you choose the "Text" mode, the matching string will not be highlighted in the section).

9. Once you've found necessary matches and overviewed the sections, you can enter a replacement string or regular expression.

10. Check the boxes next to the relevant sections. 

11. Click the 'Replace' button.

12. Once you click "Replace", a pop-up will appear.


13. Click 'OK'. Now, all the matches in sections you have checked will be replaced by the iLangl system automatically.

14. The replacement results will be displayed as shown below.

Note: There are two ways to handle content replacement: replace or replace and publish:

  • If you check 'Replace and Publish' before hitting the 'Replace' button, your changes will be applied and published at once.
  • If you leave it unchecked, a new version will be created but not be published.