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emandiev/regex-replace-twig-filter
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Adds PHP's preg\_replace function as a Twig filter.

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Regex Replace Twig Filter plugin for Craft CMS 3.x/4.x
======================================================

[](#regex-replace-twig-filter-plugin-for-craft-cms-3x4x)

Adds PHP's preg\_replace function as a Twig filter.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.x or 4.x

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install the plugin, follow these instructions.

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

```
cd /path/to/project

```

2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

```
composer require emandiev/regex-replace-twig-filter

```

3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for Regex Replace Twig Filter.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
{{ entry.heading|preg_replace('~pattern~', 'replacement') }}

```

Any backslashes in the regular expression **must** to be double-escaped `\\` to work properly.

How is this different from Craft's [replace filter](https://docs.craftcms.com/v3/dev/filters.html#replace)?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[](#how-is-this-different-from-crafts-replace-filter)

In short, the **preg\_replace** filter offers a more direct call to PHP's `preg_replace` function.

Craft's filter allows for both normal string and regex replacements but slightly limits the regex replacement functionality.

### Example 1

[](#example-1)

**preg\_replace** allows you to use any delimiter, while **replace** works only with forward slashes `/`.

```
{{ entry.heading|preg_replace('~pattern~', 'replacement') }}

```

### Example 2

[](#example-2)

The **replace** filter performs `str_replace` when an array is passed and always ignores the `$limit` parameter.

**preg\_replace** binds all it's parameters to [PHP's function](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php).

This allows you to pass arrays for the `$pattern` and `$replacement` parameters, and an integer for the `$limit` parameter.

```
{{ entry.heading|preg_replace(['~pattern1~', '~pattern2~'], ['replacement1', 'replacement2'], 3) }}

```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Brought to you by [Danail Emandiev](https://emandiev.com/)

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance32

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1599 days

Total

2

Last Release

701d ago

Major Versions

1.0.1 → 2.0.02024-06-10

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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