Title: Bulk Search & Replace
Last modified: May 15, 2026

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# Bulk Search & Replace

 *  Resolved [Alex 六十 Karpov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justsmilepeople/)
 * (@justsmilepeople)
 * [1 week, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-search-replace/)
 * [paid user] Could you please advise if there is any way to perform a bulk search-
   and-replace of specific terms in translations? Since there is no glossary-like
   feature available, it would be very helpful to know what options are recommended
   for handling this kind of global terminology change.
 * I got many issues while AI auto-translation, more specifically in Chinese
 * ![](https://wordpress.org/91610a09-1881-4047-a6d5-374fa5a6ff0d)

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 *  Thread Starter [Alex 六十 Karpov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justsmilepeople/)
 * (@justsmilepeople)
 * [1 week, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-search-replace/#post-18908956)
 * ![](https://wordpress.org/25377689-fa82-4244-839b-2ced501368b3)
 * screenshot won’t upload directly. here is the link: [https://i.vgy.me/ywXZFG.png](https://i.vgy.me/ywXZFG.png)
 * screenshot of my issue. double dot “。.” I should change to single chinese “。”
   across whole website
 *  Plugin Support [Anca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ancavictoria/)
 * (@ancavictoria)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-search-replace/#post-18910817)
 * Hello [@justsmilepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justsmilepeople/)
 * You can search in the [String Translation Interface](https://translatepress.com/docs/translation-editor/string-translation/)–
   Regular tab using the search option on the right side. This will return all the
   places on your site where that specific string appears, so you can either edit
   the translations one by one or delete them in bulk.
 * I can see that you’ve already used this to search for the double dot issue in
   the Chinese translations that you mentioned.
    I’m sorry for the inconvenience
   this has caused – this is indeed a bug, and we do have an internal task regarding
   this issue, which will be addressed in a future update. However, at the moment,
   we don’t have an estimated timeframe for the fix. I’ll be sure to let you know
   as soon as this bug has been resolved in an update.
 * For the moment, we have created a hook that should fix the issue, so you can 
   prevent the punctuation marks from doubling with the following code:
    - Create an empty plugin like this: [https://gist.github.com/sareiodata/76f701e01db6685829db](https://gist.github.com/sareiodata/76f701e01db6685829db)
    - Add the following code to the end of it:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       // Disable punctuation pattern restoration add_filter( 'trp_disable_restore_punctuation_patterns', 'trpc_disable_restore_punctuation_patterns' );function trpc_disable_restore_punctuation_patterns( $disabled ) {    return true;}
       ```
   
    - Install this plugin via FTP (copy it inside wp-content/plugins) or create 
      a zip archive with it and install it via the WordPress plugin upload functionality.
 * Also, please note that this code will not modify the already automatically translated
   sentences to eliminate the extra punctuation marks. Those translations you will
   have to manually modify, or you could delete them so they are regenerated with
   the correct punctuation.
 * Let me know how it goes and if this plugin works correctly for you.
 * Kind regards,
 * Anca
 *  Thread Starter [Alex 六十 Karpov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justsmilepeople/)
 * (@justsmilepeople)
 * [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-search-replace/#post-18911711)
 * Thanks for reply, will wait bugfix

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 * Last reply from: [Alex 六十 Karpov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justsmilepeople/)
 * Last activity: [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-search-replace/#post-18911711)
 * Status: resolved