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Live from WordPress.org · Oct 5, 2026

Best Regex Plugins for WordPress

12 plugins are tagged “regex” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Search Regex with 100K+ active installs.

Plugins in category12
#1 by installsSearch Regex
Top-12 installs100.2K+
Avg. health (this page)44/100

12 Regex plugins

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Best Regex Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Search Regex Search Regex Search Regex adds a powerful set of search and replace functions to WordPress posts, pages… by John Godley 100K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (101) 1 month ago 86
2 Advanced Custom Fields: Validated Field Advanced Custom Fields: Validated Field The Validated Field add-on for Advanced Custom Fields provides input masking and… by doublesharp 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (22) 11 years ago 40
3 Regex Textfield: Gravityforms Add-on Regex Textfield: Gravityforms Add-on A WordPress plugin and GravityForms addon to enable users to use regex string on text input… by Peshmerge Morad 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 34
4 Make Clickable Tweet Make Clickable Tweet A plugin for converting @user mentions, #hashtags and URLs in a tweet into clickable links. by clarklab 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 24
5 Jessore Find & Replace Jessore Find & Replace Unlimited, real-time find & replace for your site's output — text, HTML, or link URLs —… by sadathossainwp 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 62
6 HTML Regex Replace HTML Regex Replace Replace any html you write in editor (Visual or HTML) with pre-defined string. Use Regexp… by Nick Lugovskoy 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 23
7 Regex Validation for Gravity Forms Regex Validation for Gravity Forms Adds custom regex validation with Unicode support and presets to Gravity Forms fields. by Daniel Sturm 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 months ago 51
8 Flux Redirect Flux Redirect Monitor 404 requests and create redirects with regex support, post search, and smart… by Utsav Singh Rathour <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 55
9 Hide/Remove Text Hide/Remove Text Easily hide/remove e-mails, urls, phone numbers and other text from your users. The actual… by trivetechnology <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 6 years ago 28
10 Webidextrous Time Delayed Redirects Webidextrous Time Delayed Redirects Professional redirect management with multiple HTTP status codes, regex support, and… by Rob Watson <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 months ago 36
11 ZA Redirects ZA Redirects Manage exact and regex redirects (301, 302, 307, 410, 451) with built-in hit tracking and… by Hamada Zayed <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 months ago 42
12 Spam Slayer for Gravity Forms Spam Slayer for Gravity Forms Advanced spam cleanup and regex-powered spam detection for Gravity Forms entries. by Mira <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 months ago 49

Top Regex plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Search RegexSearch Regex vs Advanced Custom Fields: Validated FieldAdvanced Custom Field… Search RegexSearch Regex vs Regex Textfield: Gravityforms Add-onRegex Textfield: Grav… Search RegexSearch Regex vs Make Clickable TweetMake Clickable Tweet Advanced Custom Fields: Validated FieldAdvanced Custom Field… vs Regex Textfield: Gravityforms Add-onRegex Textfield: Grav… Advanced Custom Fields: Validated FieldAdvanced Custom Field… vs Make Clickable TweetMake Clickable Tweet Regex Textfield: Gravityforms Add-onRegex Textfield: Grav… vs Make Clickable TweetMake Clickable Tweet

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026

What is the most popular regex plugin for WordPress?

Search Regex is the most popular regex plugin with 100K+ active installs and a 4.7/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many regex plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 12 plugins tagged “regex” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which regex plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Search Regex has the highest rating at 4.7/5 from 101 reviews.

Are these regex plugins actively maintained?

0 of the top 12 regex plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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