# Translate plugin: translate array values/use tag instead of field/use wildcard/regex in field
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-translate-array-values-use-tag-instead-of-field-use-wildcard-regex-in-field/46725
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [April 7, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-translate-array-values-use-tag-instead-of-field-use-wildcard-regex-in-field/46725 "2016-04-07T17:52:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@CSUMBmWall](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CSUMBmWall)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-translate-array-values-use-tag-instead-of-field-use-wildcard-regex-in-field/46725/1 "2016-04-07T17:52:47Z")
I have a field with an array of values I need translated. Since
translate only works on the first value, I renamed all of the fields
dynamically to input\_["value"]. Now I can't use translate on them
because it requires a specific field, and I have any number of these
fields that were once in an array, and are now named according to their
value.
If I could use translate on an array, could translate according to a
tag, instead of a field, or if I could use a wildcard/regex/pattern for
the field value, I would be a happy camper.
Can anyone suggest alternatives? I have several large dictionaries that I will be using with translate.
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-translate-array-values-use-tag-instead-of-field-use-wildcard-regex-in-field/46725/2 "2016-04-12T18:09:54Z")
I think translation of array values sounds like a reasonable feature request for the translate filter.
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### Author:  [@CSUMBmWall](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CSUMBmWall)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-translate-array-values-use-tag-instead-of-field-use-wildcard-regex-in-field/46725/3 "2016-04-19T15:13:48Z")
I'm glad you agree!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-translate-array-values-use-tag-instead-of-field-use-wildcard-regex-in-field/46725/4 "2017-07-06T05:01:33Z")