I would like to know if Im able to search & replace a given text string in the database? I have deleted a user - but some people have not used @username but just typed the name like: “Hey Username” this way his name is still searchable. I hope some one can help me :slight_smile:

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Search and Replace a text string in the post database

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simonk (Simon King) September 22, 2022, 1:21pm 2

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Search and Replace a text string in the post database

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