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Search and Replace plugin

Find and replace content in TinyMCE.

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This plugin adds search/replace dialogs to TinyMCE. It also adds a toolbar button and the menu item Find and replace under the Edit menu dropdown.

Basic setup

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  plugins: 'searchreplace',
  menubar: 'edit',
  toolbar: 'searchreplace'
});

Toolbar buttons

The Search and Replace plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description
searchreplace Searches and/or Replaces contents within the editor.

These toolbar buttons can be added to the editor using:

Menu items

The Search and Replace plugin provides the following menu items:

Menu item identifier Default Menu Location Description
searchreplace Edit Opens the search/replace dialog.

These menu items can be added to the editor using:

Commands

The Search and Replace plugin provides the following JavaScript command.

Command Description
SearchReplace Opens the search and replace dialog.

Example

tinymce.activeEditor.execCommand('SearchReplace');

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