# I want to remove everything following "by" **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [June 6, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-want-to-remove-everything-following-by/49225 "2020-06-06T19:59:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cornelcri](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@cornelcri](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cornelcri)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-want-to-remove-everything-following-by/49225/1 "2020-06-06T19:59:19Z")
Hi I want to remove the words after by .... for example 50 Cent - In da club by Richard The Game - Hate or lovw it by www.mp3gold.tk To 50 Cent - In da club The Game - Hate it or love it Somebody can help me please ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-want-to-remove-everything-following-by/49225/2 "2020-06-06T20:13:24Z")
Create an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for whatever field that is. Search string: `by .*` Replace with: (leave empty) (insert a space in front of the "by" - the forum parser always eats them up) ---
**Author:** ![cornelcri](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@cornelcri](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cornelcri)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-want-to-remove-everything-following-by/49225/3 "2020-06-06T20:16:01Z")
Thank yo you re the man ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-want-to-remove-everything-following-by/49225/4 "2026-02-09T12:28:38Z")