How do i replace a string using regex?

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How do i completely remove the following strings from my wordpress posts using regex?

NOTE: THESE ARE TEXT STRINGS THAT GOT HARDCODED WHEN I REIMPORTED MY POSTS.

Below are 3 examples however there can be 100s.

Here is the criteria: string starts with: googletag.cmd.push

String ends with: "); });

examples:

 googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-cBdL_cggQrHX7u2qnNrMtQ"); });

 googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-y_rI3cXW4HPKVfyNbLcmjg"); });

 googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-TOILczxQd6hUhdv1UN5ETA"); });

No i exported posts from my old site. Now when i export them back in somehow this tag was saved as text. I used wp-import and wp-export. — mario millions
– mario millions, Commented Oct 1, 2016 at 2:32
I am planning on using wordpress plugin search regex (wordpress.org/plugins/search-regex). However the data is in a custom field, if there is a better way to remove it i'll try it. — mario millions
– mario millions, Commented Oct 1, 2016 at 2:39

Daniel Cheng · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-01 02:51:52Z

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The regex to match your above examples is as simple as this

googletag\.cmd\.push\(.*?\); }\);

Demo: https://regex101.com/r/CBVqIw/1

answered Oct 1, 2016 at 2:51

Daniel Cheng

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