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The edits that show up are replace text edits. This function uses | The edits that show up are replace text edits. This function uses its own unique permission type and it overrides the bot one so shows up. I've configured it so only bot accounts have access to this tool. It allows you to replace text across the entire wiki. While logged on a bot account the [[:Special:ReplaceText]] link will appear on [[:Special:SpecialPages]]. | ||
You enter the text to find, what to replace it with, then hit Continue and a message indicating how many undifferentiated instances there are (places where the new text already exists), hit continue and a list of all the instances will display with a check box by each one. Hitting Replace will then load all of the instances into the Job cue (that were still check boxed). The cue does a replace every time someone uses the wiki (to balance out the load on the server) until all the requested changes have been processed. | You enter the text to find, what to replace it with, then hit Continue and a message indicating how many undifferentiated instances there are (places where the new text already exists), hit continue and a list of all the instances will display with a check box by each one. Hitting Replace will then load all of the instances into the Job cue (that were still check boxed). The cue does a replace every time someone uses the wiki (to balance out the load on the server) until all the requested changes have been processed. | ||
I'm almost done changing the icon files (done A to S) and will be running it again when done to change the icon to Icon on individual pages (maybe, there may be too many so may need to whittle the number down some first).--[[User:Tlosk's Bot|Tlosk's Bot]] 19:00, 15 May 2009 (UTC) | I'm almost done changing the icon files (done A to S) and will be running it again when done to change the icon to Icon on individual pages (maybe, there may be too many so may need to whittle the number down some first).--[[User:Tlosk's Bot|Tlosk's Bot]] 19:00, 15 May 2009 (UTC) | ||
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The edits that show up are replace text edits. This function uses its own unique permission type and it overrides the bot one so shows up. I've configured it so only bot accounts have access to this tool. It allows you to replace text across the entire wiki. While logged on a bot account the Special:ReplaceText link will appear on Special:SpecialPages.
You enter the text to find, what to replace it with, then hit Continue and a message indicating how many undifferentiated instances there are (places where the new text already exists), hit continue and a list of all the instances will display with a check box by each one. Hitting Replace will then load all of the instances into the Job cue (that were still check boxed). The cue does a replace every time someone uses the wiki (to balance out the load on the server) until all the requested changes have been processed.
I'm almost done changing the icon files (done A to S) and will be running it again when done to change the icon to Icon on individual pages (maybe, there may be too many so may need to whittle the number down some first).--Tlosk's Bot 19:00, 15 May 2009 (UTC)