Yes, rexCrawler is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use rexCrawler?

rexCrawler has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best rexCrawler alternatives?

Popular alternatives to rexCrawler include Search Regex, Advanced Custom Fields: Validated Field, Make Clickable Tweet. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does rexCrawler work with the latest WordPress?

rexCrawler has been tested up to WordPress 3.0.5. It requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+.

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rexCrawler

Name: rexCrawler
Author: Lars.D.Rasmussen

rexCrawler is a regular expression web-crawler plugin. Able to parse websites, save data and show them on pages.

By Lars.D.Rasmussen·Regex·Free

·10 active installs·Updated 15 years ago

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As of April 2026, rexCrawler is a WordPress regex plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Search Regex.

0/5Rating

10active installs

3.9K+total downloads

16 yearssince 2010

Overview

rexCrawler uses regular expressions to crawl specified websites.
Websites are saved in user-defined groups, which can then be showed on wordpress pages/posts using shortcodes.
The data crawled by rexCrawler is saved in the WP database in custom tables. Once data has been crawled, it can be inserted
into a page using the shortcode [rexCrawler]. Refer to the documentation on http://www.rexcrawler.com for more information on how to use rexCrawler.

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