# Fix quotes after phpBB import **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [January 27, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-quotes-after-phpbb-import/79133 "2018-01-27T01:39:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![omarfilip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/omarfilip/32/208019_2.png) [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-quotes-after-phpbb-import/79133/1 "2018-01-27T01:39:46Z")
When I imported from phpBB, some quotes were not being handled correctly, as discussed [here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-from-phpbb3/30810/289). How can I fix them after the fact? They currently look like this: [quote]some text [/quote] and like this: [quote=“John Doe”]some text John[/quote] The quote tags need to be on a new line. I looked at this, but couldn’t figure out if it could be applied: > [@Replace a string in all posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-a-string-in-all-posts/48729): > > bookmark This guide explains how to replace a string in all posts within a Discourse instance. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator warning Console Access Required Want to replace a string in all the posts on a site? Let’s get started! warning WARNING: We strongly recommend you take a full backup before proceeding, and make sure your string replacement is specific enough to affect only the places you want it to. If this string replacement goes wrong, every… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-quotes-after-phpbb-import/79133)._