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Helper contao bundle to perform a regular expression search and replace on front end page.

Configuration

Currently it is only possible to search and replace globally. Open your contao settings and configure custom search and replace patterns.

Examples

Wrap headline text in <span>

Before: <h1>Test A</h1> After: <h1><span>Test A<span></h1>

• Pattern: (<h\d[^>]*>)(.*)(<\/h[^>]*>)
• Replacement: $1<span>$2</span>$3

Bootstrap 4 responsive tables

Before: <table><thead><tr><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table></body></html> After: <div class="table-responsive"><table class="table table-bordered table-hover"><thead><tr><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table></div>

• Pattern: (<table>)(.*)(<\/table>)
• Replacement: <div class="table-responsive"><table class="table table-bordered table-hover">$2</table></div>

Replace files path inside links

Before: <a href="tl_files/subfolder/files/file.pdf">Test link</a> After: <a href="files/backup/file.pdf">Test link</a>

• Pattern: (tl_files\/subfolder\/files\/)
• Replacement: <div class="table-responsive"><table class="table table-bordered table-hover">$2</table></div>
• Replace tags: true (checked)