Text replacement rules in GoDataFeed allow you to modify feed data by replacing or removing specific text values in product fields. This is useful for cleaning data, ensuring ad compliance, and standardizing formatting before submission to channels like Google Shopping or Meta.
How to Create a Text Replacement Rule
- In your feed's Rules page, click the blue + button to create a new rule.
- Name your rule appropriately.
- Create a custom rule using the following format:
- SET: [F].[description]
- TO: [P].[description]
- WHERE: [P].[description] is not empty
- Click 0 replacements to open the text replacement editor.
- Enter the text you want to replace in the Find value field.
- Enter the value to replace it with in the Replace value field.
Tip: To remove a value entirely, leave the Replace value field blank.
- Click the blue checkmark icon to apply the replacement.
- Click the blue Save button to save the complete rule.
Common Text Replacement Examples
Here are common use cases where text replacement is helpful:
Field | Find | Replace With | Use Case |
---|---|---|---|
title | tee | T-shirt | Normalize shorthand product naming |
description | Buy Now! | (leave blank) | Remove promotional call-to-action |
title | Free Shipping | (leave blank) | Strip non-compliant marketing phrases |
description | Limited Time Offer | (leave blank) | Remove urgency-based copy |
title | w/ | with | Expand abbreviations |
description | !, !!, !!! | (leave blank) | Clean up excessive punctuation |
color | multi-color | Multicolor | Standardize attribute values |
material | Cotton | 100% Cotton | Enhance description detail |
description | <span style="font-weight:bold;"> | (leave blank) | Remove inline formatting |
description | </span> | (leave blank) | Remove closing tag |
description | <br> or <br /> | (leave blank) | Remove line breaks |
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