Find & Replace

I have inherited a large website managed by MODX Revolution. I am trying to figure out a way to find and replace text within resources.

We recently moved to HTTPS and of course there are tons of embedded YouTube videos and other things using HTTP and I would love to change them all over in one fell swoop. Any advice?

Thanks!

If you have database access via phpMyAdmin (or similar) the fastest way is to export the site_content table and use a good text editor to find/replace the strings you need to and then re-import the table. Definitely not the safest method, but it works. There used to be an add-on called Janitor that had a find/replace function (don't know if it's still supported) but I recall it being a bit dangerous as well. No matter what you do, be darn sure you back everything up first.

Another way to go (also not that safe), is to export the database to a .SQL file in PhpMyAdmin (that's the default for export).

Edit the file with a text editor either with bulk search-and-replace, or do them one at a time (you won't want to change external links). Then import them DB with PhpMyAdmin.

Delete all files in the core/cache directory before logging back in to MODX. You may also want to delete your browser cache and cookies.

Thanks, I have been contemplating this option. I will make a database backup and give it a shot.