Replace the term lawyers with attorneys

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Last updated by Nicolas V. 1 year, 8 months ago.

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August 15, 2023 at 10:40 am #14202437
arnoldV-2	Hi, we translated this website for a lawfirm, using WPML automatic translation. The client wants the term 'lawyers' to be replaced with 'attorneys', in all the translations. How would we go about this? I can search in the string translations, include the translations and find all strings containing the term, but I don't fancy opening each translation and manually rewrite the string with the replacement term.
August 15, 2023 at 3:52 pm #14204257
Nicolas V. Supporter Languages: English (English ) French (Français ) Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)	Hello, Welcome to the WPML support forum. Unfortunately we don't have an option to replace the word 'lawyers' by 'attorneys' in existing translations. - For future translations you can easy create a glossary entry following this documentation: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/advanced-translation-editor/how-to-create-and-manage-glossary-entries/ - For existing translations, as you mentioned you can find all strings with that translation in "WPML > String Translation". - Go to "WPML > String Translation" search in all domains for the word 'lawyers' and check the option "Include translations". But it will be limited to "strings" from plugins, widgets or page builders. I can see that you're using "Avada builder" so most (if not all) of the translations should be in "String Translation". - Else you could also use a "Search and replace" plugin to replace all references to 'lawyers' in your database. We don't have such plugin in house so please understand that it is only a recommandation and you should always make a full backup of your site and database before using a plugin that will modify entries in your database.
August 16, 2023 at 7:45 am #14206587
arnoldV-2	Ok. I'll see what we can do. I was thinking about a search and replace with SQL, but wasn't sure if WPML used serialized arrays to save things in the database. But I doubt the search and replace plugin might be a saver bet in any case. Thanks for the info.