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Delete tag

The Delete Tag refactoring allows you to delete all tags matching the selected tag name. This bulk removal of tags may be useful as XML schemas evolve.

Delete a tag

  1. Place the caret at the tag to delete, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T, and then select Delete Tag from the list.

  2. In the dialog that opens, specify the scope to delete the tag in.

    • With the Directory scope specified, select the Recursively checkbox to include sub-directories.

    • Select the Limit to files with DTD:... checkbox to limit the scope to the files with the same DOCTYPE as specified for the current file.

    Deleting a tag
  3. Invoke the refactoring:

    • Click OK to continue immediately or click Preview to have WebStorm show the usages of the selected tag in the Find tool window where you can mark usages as included in or excluded from refactoring.

    • Click Show XSLT... to view a fragment of the XSLT that is equivalent to the requested refactoring. This fragment can be used by XSLT processors to perform the requested refactoring on files outside your WebStorm project.

30 January 2026