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Find & replace in the 2010 source editor Open

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Description

MediaWiki should have better find-and-replace programs while editing. Currently the find-and replace option in source mode is good, it is very hard to find and interrupts the editing interface. Also, while bots and Auto-Wiki-Browser can do this across multiple pages, not all users have access to these tools, and might have difficulty using them

I guess what I mean by "easy way" is to make Search and Replace easier to find, and to appear like it does in VisualEditor – not a popup that obstructs the content. In source mode, while the actual functionality is fine, it's hiding way off to the side separate from all the other tools in a submenu, which isn't really helpful unless you're very determinedly looking for it.

Assigned focus area

Unassigned.

Type of wish

Feature request

All projects

Affected users

editors 

Phabricator tasks

T25824

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  • Created: 11:50, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Last updated: 20:59, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Author: 🌺 Cremastra (talk)