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[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) 4. / 5. indigoviking/expressive ActiveCraft-plugin[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) indigoviking/expressive ======================= Adds PHP PCRE preg functions as Twig filters. 1.01(7y ago)14.7k[3 issues](https://github.com/IndigoViking/Expressive/issues)MITPHP Since Dec 28Pushed 7y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/IndigoViking/Expressive)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/indigoviking/expressive)[ RSS](/packages/indigoviking-expressive/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2w ago READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (1)Versions (3)Used By (0) Expressive plugin for Craft CMS 3.x =================================== [](#expressive-plugin-for-craft-cms-3x) Adds PHP preg functions as Twig filters. [![Screenshot](resources/img/plugin-logo.png)](resources/img/plugin-logo.png) Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.0.0-beta.23 or later. Installation ------------ [](#installation) To install the plugin, search for Expressive in the Plugin Store or 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 IndigoViking/expressive ``` 3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for Expressive. Expressive Overview ------------------- [](#expressive-overview) Adds PHP preg functions as Twig filters. [preg\_filter](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-filter.php) [preg\_grep](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-grep.php) [preg\_last\_error](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-last-error.php) [preg\_match](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php) preg\_match\_first [preg\_match\_all](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match-all.php) [preg\_quote](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-quote.php) [preg\_replace](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php) [preg\_replace\_callback](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace-callback.php) [preg\_replace\_callback\_array](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace-callback-array.php) [preg\_split](http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-split.php) Using Expressive ---------------- [](#using-expressive) Twig will remove backslashes so double backslash your regex patterns. ### Filter [](#filter) `{{ entry.field|preg_filter(pattern, replacement, limit) }}` ### Grep [](#grep) `{{ entry.field|preg_grep(pattern) }}` ### Last Error [](#last-error) This filter returns the last error given on any preg function. The preg function to test with must be specified and the appropriate parameters needed for that function to work. #### Testing preg\_filter [](#testing-preg_filter) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('filter', pattern, replacement, limit) }}` #### Testing preg\_grep [](#testing-preg_grep) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('grep', pattern) }}` #### Testing preg\_match [](#testing-preg_match) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('match', pattern) }}` #### Testing preg\_match\_first [](#testing-preg_match_first) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('matchfirst', pattern) }}` #### Testing preg\_match\_all [](#testing-preg_match_all) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('matchall', pattern) }}` #### Testing preg\_quote [](#testing-preg_quote) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('quote', delimiter) }}` #### Testing preg\_replace [](#testing-preg_replace) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('replace', pattern, replacement, limit) }}` #### Testing preg\_replace\_callback [](#testing-preg_replace_callback) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('callback', pattern, callback) }}` #### Testing preg\_replace\_callback\_array [](#testing-preg_replace_callback_array) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('callbackarray', pattern, limit, count) }}` #### Testing preg\_split [](#testing-preg_split) `{{ entry.field|preg_last_error('split', pattern) }}` ### Match [](#match) `{{ entry.field|preg_match(pattern) }}` ### Match First [](#match-first) `{{ entry.field|preg_match_first(pattern) }}` ### Match All [](#match-all) `{{ entry.field|preg_match_all(pattern) }}` ### Quote [](#quote) `{{ entry.field|preg_quote(delimiter) }}` ### Replace [](#replace) `{{ entry.field|preg_replace(pattern, replacement, limit) }}`Example: Replace email addresses with mailto links: `{{ entry.field|preg_replace('/(\S+@\S+\.\S+)/', '$1')|raw }}`Adding the |raw filter will render the HTML. ### Replace Callback [](#replace-callback) `{{ entry.field|preg_replace_callback(pattern, callback) }}` ### Replace Callback Array [](#replace-callback-array) `{{ entry.field|preg_replace_callback_array(pattern, limit, count) }}` ### Split [](#split) `{{ entry.field|preg_split(pattern) }}` Brought to you by [The Indigo Viking](https://www.theindigoviking.com) ### Health Score 25 — LowBetter than 36% of packages Maintenance0 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity19 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability 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. 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Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~3 days Total 2 Last Release 2736d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ca21e3417b5626bc86ca5c34f2bbb642875e51c997a92a0935f3a7561ad34311?d=identicon)[IndigoViking](/maintainers/IndigoViking) --- Top Contributors [![IndigoViking](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37722046?v=4)](https://github.com/IndigoViking "IndigoViking (3 commits)") --- Tags cmsPCREpregexpressiveCraftcraftcmscraft-pluginpreg\_matchpreg\_filter ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/indigoviking-expressive/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/indigoviking-expressive/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/indigoviking-expressive) ``` ### Alternatives [wbrowar/guide A CMS Guide for Craft CMS. 6154.6k1](/packages/wbrowar-guide)[nystudio107/craft-minify A simple plugin that allows you to minify blocks of HTML, CSS, and JS inline in Craft CMS templates. 36466.3k34](/packages/nystudio107-craft-minify)[verbb/footnotes Adds a footnotes feature to CKEditor fields and Twig templates. 213.5k](/packages/verbb-footnotes)[jalendport/craft-preparse A fieldtype that parses Twig when an element is saved and saves the result as plain text. 1087.5k](/packages/jalendport-craft-preparse)[verbb/color-mixer A set of Twig filters for modifying colors. 1321.1k](/packages/verbb-color-mixer)[vierbeuter/craft-footnotes Adds a footnotes feature to CKEditor fields and Twig templates. 212.7k](/packages/vierbeuter-craft-footnotes) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)