[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Can i use a mass action te replace text? ## - **[1978maarten](/forum/user/35841-1978maarten "View 1978maarten's Profile")** - [![1978maarten's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/35841-1978maarten "View 1978maarten's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/35841-1978maarten) Less More - Posts: 5 - Thank you received: 0 - - 10 years 11 months ago [\#218796](#218796) by [1978maarten](/forum/user/35841-1978maarten "View 1978maarten's Profile") *[Can i use a mass action te replace text?](/forum/44-mass-actions/880142-can-i-use-a-mass-action-te-replace-text#218796 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.9.9 Is it possible to change part of the text in all descriptions with a mass action. For example i have a product where the description is M8 threaded "full metal" stainless steel body, 3-wire, NPN, shielded, 2mm nominal sensing distance, normally open output, 2m cable. And i only want to have the text: normally open output changed into: NO so that the description will be: M8 threaded "full metal" stainless steel body, 3-wire, NPN, shielded, 2mm nominal sensing distance, NO, 2m cable. I have more than 500 products where this text normally open output has to be changed into NO so i'm hoping mass actions can do this.")* was created by *[1978maarten](/forum/user/35841-1978maarten "View 1978maarten's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.9.9 Is it possible to change part of the text in all descriptions with a mass action. For example i have a product where the description is M8 threaded "full metal" stainless steel body, 3-wire, NPN, shielded, 2mm nominal sensing distance, normally open output, 2m cable. And i only want to have the text: normally open output changed into: NO so that the description will be: M8 threaded "full metal" stainless steel body, 3-wire, NPN, shielded, 2mm nominal sensing distance, NO, 2m cable. I have more than 500 products where this text normally open output has to be changed into NO so i'm hoping mass actions can do this. 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For example i have a product where the description is M8 threaded "full metal" stainless steel body, 3-wire, NPN, shielded, 2mm nominal sensing distance, normally open output, 2m cable. And i only want to have the text: normally open output changed into: NO so that the description will be: M8 threaded "full metal" stainless steel body, 3-wire, NPN, shielded, 2mm nominal sensing distance, NO, 2m cable. I have more than 500 products where this text normally open output has to be changed into NO so i'm hoping mass actions can do this.")* Hi, This is not possible directly via the mass actions. But, a way could be to export the products into a csv file, do the word replacement via a csv editor and import again the products, that way the description will be changed without to many work. 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